anneal
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1. bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | harden, indurate, |
| definition | : | make hard or harder (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | temperance, |
| definition | : | the act of tempering (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | annealing, tempering, |
| definition | : | hardening something by heat treatment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | temper, toughness, |
| definition | : | the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | temperance, |
| definition | : | the act of tempering (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | annealing, tempering, |
| definition | : | hardening something by heat treatment (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | temper, toughness, |
| definition | : | the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking (noun.attribute) |
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