ANNEAL


Meaning of ANNEAL in English

v. & n.

v.tr. 1 heat (metal or glass) and allow it to cool slowly, esp. to toughen it. 2 toughen.

n. treatment by annealing. annealer n.

[ OE on‘lan f. on + ‘lan burn, bake f. al fire ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.