simple past tense and past participle of anneal

plural of annealer

A device or process that anneals. / The operator of such a device or process.

(chemistry, metallurgy) An act of annealing.

(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.

present participle of anneal

The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice.

plural of anneal.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anneal

The process, or the result of annealing