Background for annealing

annealing

/əˈniːlɪŋ/ /æˈniːlɪŋ/

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verb

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.

Examples :

"The glassblower carefully annealed the delicate vase to prevent it from shattering easily. "

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verb

To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.

Examples :

"After blowing the glass vase, the artist is annealing it slowly to prevent cracks from forming as it cools. "

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verb

To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.

Examples :

"The glass artist is annealing the intricate designs onto the vase, ensuring the colorful patterns become permanently fused to the surface. "

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verb

To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.

Examples :

"In the lab, the scientist carefully annealed the DNA primers to the target sequence, preparing it for PCR. "

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verb

To strengthen or harden.

Examples :

"The experience annealed them, strengthening their resolve."

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noun

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

Examples :

"Without annealing, the quality of our metal products will diminish."

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