anneal
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Etymology [edit]
From Middle English anelen, onelen, from Old English anǣlan, onǣlan (“to set fire to, ignite, heat, inspire, incite, kindle, inflame, enlighten, burn, consume”), from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on”) + Proto-Germanic *ailijaną (“to burn”), from Proto-Indo-European *aidʰ- (“to burn”). Related to Old English onāl (“burning, incense, that which is burnt”), Old English āl (“fire, burning”), Icelandic eldur (“fire”), Swedish eld (“fire, flame”), Danish ild (“fire”).
Pronunciation [edit]
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- Rhymes: -iːl
Verb [edit]
anneal (third-person singular simple present anneals, present participle annealing, simple past and past participle annealed)
- (metallurgy) To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
- To strengthen or harden.
- There was more than one way to anneal them with regards to resolve.
Translations [edit]
to subject to great heat, and then cool slowly
