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anneal verb

  /əˈniːl/
  • (metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
 ausglühen, anlassen, spannungsfrei glühen, spannungsfrei machen, tempern, vergüten
  • (figurative, archaic, or, poetic) To strengthen or harden.
 abhärten, härten, stählen

annealing noun

  • 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.
 Glühen, tempern
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