verbπShareTo 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 carefully annealed the delicate vase to prevent it from shattering easily. "materialtechnicalprocessindustryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress."After blowing the glass vase, the artist is annealing it slowly to prevent cracks from forming as it cools. "materialtechnicalscienceprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo burn colors onto a glass or other surface."The glass artist is annealing the intricate designs onto the vase, ensuring the colorful patterns become permanently fused to the surface. "materialarttechnicalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand."In the lab, the scientist carefully annealed the DNA primers to the target sequence, preparing it for PCR. "biologybiochemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo strengthen or harden."The experience annealed them, strengthening their resolve."materialtechnologyprocessindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice."Without annealing, the quality of our metal products will diminish."materialtechnicalprocessscienceindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
