annealing

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A technical process involving heating and then slowly cooling a material, typically metal or glass, to reduce hardness and increase ductility.

• 🇩🇪Technischer Prozess, bei dem ein Material, meist Metall oder Glas, erhitzt und anschließend langsam abgekühlt wird, um die Härte zu verringern und die Zähigkeit oder Verformbarkeit zu erhöhen; auch allgemeiner das Zusammenfügen von DNA-Einzelsträngen zu einem Doppelstrang.

1. Heat treatment process C1 formal technical

   A process of heating and then slowly cooling a material, typically metal or glass, to reduce hardness, relieve internal stresses, and improve ductility.

   • Annealing is essential for making metal easier to shape.
   • The glass was strengthened through a careful annealing process.
   • Engineers use annealing to relieve stress in welded joints.

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• annealings plural form
• annealings' possessive plural form
• annealing's possessive singular form

A verb used to describe the process of heating and then slowly cooling a material, typically metal or glass, to remove internal stresses and make it less brittle.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das einen Prozess beschreibt, bei dem ein Material, meist Metall oder Glas, erhitzt und anschließend langsam abgekühlt wird, um innere Spannungen abzubauen und die Sprödigkeit zu verringern.

1. Heat treatment process C1 formal technical

   To heat and then slowly cool metal, glass, or other materials to remove internal stresses and make them less brittle.

   • The blacksmith annealed the steel to make it easier to shape.
   • Glass must be annealed slowly to prevent it from cracking.
   • The factory anneals copper wire to improve its flexibility.

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• annealed past participle
• annealed past simple
• annealing present participle
• anneals third person singular