annealing
English Thesaurus
1. hardening something by heat treatment (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | hardening, |
| definition | : | the act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | harden, temper, |
| definition | : | harden by reheating and cooling in oil (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | anneal, normalize, temper, |
| definition | : | bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | harden, temper, |
| definition | : | harden by reheating and cooling in oil (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | anneal, normalize, temper, |
| definition | : | bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling (verb.change) |
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