ALL meanings of anneal
an·neal
A a - verb anneal to temper or toughen (something) by heat treatment 3
- verb anneal to subject to or undergo some physical treatment, esp heating, that removes internal stress, crystal defects, and dislocations 3
- verb anneal to toughen or strengthen (the will, determination, etc) 3
- verb anneal to disappear or cause to disappear by a rearrangement of atoms 3
- noun anneal an act of annealing 3
- verb transitive anneal to fire or glaze, as in a kiln 3
- verb transitive anneal to heat (glass, metals, etc.) and then cool, sometimes slowly, to prevent brittleness 3
- verb transitive anneal to strengthen and temper (the mind, will, etc.) 3
- transitive verb anneal glass, metal: toughen by heating 1
- verb with object anneal to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress. 1
- verb with object anneal to free from internal stress by heating and gradually cooling. 1
- verb with object anneal to toughen or temper. 1
- verb with object anneal Biochemistry. to recombine (nucleic acid strands) at low temperature after separating by heat. 1
- verb with object anneal to fuse colors onto (a vitreous or metallic surface) by heating. 1
- noun anneal an act, instance, or product of annealing. 1
- noun anneal Heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, in order to remove internal stresses and toughen it. 1
- verb anneal (metallurgy) To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen. 0
- verb anneal To strengthen or harden. 0