ANNEAL
(verb) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
"temper glass"
synonyms : normalize , temperThe glass was annealed to obtain the desired shape. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for anneal
(Tag: English) TO make "NAAL" ( horse shoe) One has to heat the iron then cool it, and repeat the process to get a tough horse shoe...A-NAAL ..:)
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(Tag: Argot Eng) For tv series "SCRUBS" viewers only : Dr. Cox want to anneal J.D.
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(Tag: ) ANNEAL=A+NAIL. You must ANNEAL metal to make A NAIL.
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(Tag: Global) Anneal rhymes like Peel: which means to remove outer covering..now imagine a cricket ball. If you peel off the outer covering you are left with a cork which is very hard...So, appeal means to harden things.
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(Tag: science) AnEel is a fish which give out electricity, so it increases its toughness,which can also be increased by heating or cooling
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(Tag: ) ANNEAL ===> toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"[VERB]
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(Tag: Eng) an + kneel is very hard,hold our full body
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