| Library / English Dictionary |
ANNEAL
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they anneal ... he / she / it anneals
Past simple: annealed
Past participle: annealed
-ing form: annealing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
Example:
temper glass
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "anneal" is one way to...):
harden; indurate (make hard or harder)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
