verb🔗ShareTo 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."The glassblower annealed the vase overnight, allowing it to cool slowly to prevent cracking. "materialtechnicalindustryscienceprocessphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress."The glassblower carefully annealed the vase overnight to prevent it from cracking later. "materialtechnicalprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo burn colors onto a glass or other surface."The artist annealed vibrant red and blue hues onto the glass vase, creating a stunning design. "materialartcolortechnicalindustryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand."In the lab, the researcher annealed the synthesized DNA strands to create stable double helix structures for further study. "biologybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo strengthen or harden."The experience annealed them, strengthening their resolve."materialtechnologyindustryscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
