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annealing
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Definitions ofannealing
1verb
- To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
- To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.
- To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.
- To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.
- To strengthen or harden.
Example: "The experience annealed them, strengthening their resolve."
1noun
- The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice.
Example: "Without annealing, the quality of our metal products will diminish."
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