Anneal
- Anneal
- Anneal An*neal", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annealed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Annealing}.] [OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an?lan; an on
+ ?lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob. influenced
by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on gold or
silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to blacken, fr. L.
nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. {Niello},
{Negro}.]
1. To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass,
cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of
rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
[1913 Webster]
2. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix
the colors laid on them.
[1913 Webster]
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anneal — (v.) O.E. onælan to set on fire, kindle, from on on + ælan to burn, bake, from P.Gmc. *ailan, probably [Watkins] from PIE *ai to burn (see ASH (Cf. ash) (1)); related to O.E. æled fire, firebrand, O.N … Etymology dictionary
anneal — ► VERB ▪ heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, so as to toughen it. ORIGIN Old English, «set on fire» … English terms dictionary
anneal — [ə nēl′] vt. [ME anelen < OE anælan, to burn < an , ON + ælan, to burn < al, æl, fire] 1. Obs. to fire or glaze, as in a kiln 2. to heat (glass, metals, etc.) and then cool, sometimes slowly, to prevent brittleness 3. to strengthen and… … English World dictionary
anneal — verb a) To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen. There was more than one way to anneal them with regards to resolve. b) To strengthen or harden … Wiktionary
anneal — The formation of double strands from two complementary single strands of DNA and/or RNA. In the second step of each PCR cycle, primers bind or anneal to the 3’ end of the target sequence … Forensic science glossary
anneal — /əˈnil/ (say uh neel) verb (t) 1. to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress. 2. to free from internal stress by heating and gradually cooling. 3. to toughen or temper: to anneal the mind. {Middle English… …
Anneal to temper — Anneal to temper. См. Смягчающий отжиг. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
anneal — verb Etymology: Middle English anelen to set on fire, from Old English onǣlan, from on + ǣlan to set on fire, burn, from āl fire; akin to Old English ǣled fire, Old Norse eldr Date: 1664 transitive verb 1 … New Collegiate Dictionary
anneal — annealer, n. /euh neel /, v.t. 1. to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent internal stress. 2. to free from internal stress by heating and gradually cooling. 3. to toughen or temper. 4. Biochem. to recombine (nucleic acid… … Universalium
anneal — 1. To soften or temper a metal by controlled heating and cooling; the process makes a metal more easily adapted, bent, or swaged, and less brittle. 2. In dentistry, to heat gold leaf preparatory to its insertion into a cavity, in order to remove… … Medical dictionary
