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noun

Annealing n.

The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually from a high heat.

The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware, etc.

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Etymology of 'Annealing'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Annealing" Quotes from Famous Books

... of electro-magnets for telegraphic instruments are very careful to choose the softest iron and thoroughly anneal it; but very few recognize the importance as regards the position of the iron while annealing it under the earth's directing influence. The fact, however, has ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 • Various

... several little tools on the market used for making the necessary measurements, but we will describe a very simple one which can readily be made. To do so, take about a No. 5 sewing needle and, after annealing, cut a screw thread on it, as shown at Fig, 172, where E represents the needle and t t the screw cut upon it. After the screw is cut, the needle is again hardened and tempered to a spring temper ...

— Watch and Clock Escapements • Anonymous

... Tom went to his private laboratory to check the thermostat controlling the temperature of the annealing oven in which his batch of new glass was being slowly cooled. Then he spent some time at his desk over certain intricate formulas. The room was in semi-darkness, lighted only ...

— Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope • Victor Appleton

... necessary to become familiar with certain other operations which precede or follow the actual joining of the metal parts, the purpose of these operations being to add or retain certain desirable qualities in the materials being handled. For this reason the following subjects have been included: Annealing, tempering, hardening, heat treatment and the ...

— Oxy-Acetylene Welding and Cutting • Harold P. Manly

Words linked to "Annealing" : hardening