English Explanatory Dictionary

annealing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of anneal

Pronunciation

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Word forms

annealing annealings

Derived words

simulated annealing
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