Anneal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹiː/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐnˈiːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐnˈiːl/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹiː/.

Examples

temper glass

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

temper normalize

Parts of Speech

verb	bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling “temper glass”

Word Forms

temper	noun	the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
tempering	noun	hardening something by heat treatment
temperance	noun	the act of tempering

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Glühen

Durch schrittweises Erhitzen und Abkühlen auf die gewünschte Konsistenz, Textur oder Härte bringen

🇫🇷French

recuire

amener à la consistance, la texture ou la dureté souhaitée par un processus de chauffage et de refroidissement progressifs

🇪🇸Spanish

recocer

lograr la consistencia, textura o dureza deseada mediante un proceso de calentamiento y enfriamiento gradual

🇮🇹Italian

ricottura

portare alla consistenza, consistenza o durezza desiderate mediante un processo di riscaldamento e raffreddamento graduale

🇳🇱Dutch

uitgloeien

breng de gewenste consistentie, textuur of hardheid tot stand door een proces van geleidelijk verwarmen en afkoelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

recozer

trazer a consistência, textura ou dureza desejada por um processo de aquecimento e resfriamento gradual

🇷🇺Russian

отжигать

довести до желаемой консистенции, текстуры или твердости путем постепенного нагрева и охлаждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पानी रखना

धीरे-धीरे गर्म करने और ठंडा करने की प्रक्रिया द्वारा वांछित स्थिरता, बनावट या कठोरता लाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

অ্যানিল

ধীরে ধীরে গরম এবং শীতল করার একটি প্রক্রিয়া দ্বারা একটি পছন্দসই ধারাবাহিকতা, টেক্সচার বা কঠোরতা আনুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அனீல்

படிப்படியாக வெப்பம் மற்றும் குளிர்விக்கும் செயல்முறை மூலம் விரும்பிய நிலைத்தன்மை, அமைப்பு அல்லது கடினத்தன்மைக்கு கொண்டு வரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనీల్

క్రమంగా వేడి చేయడం మరియు శీతలీకరణ ప్రక్రియ ద్వారా కావలసిన స్థిరత్వం, ఆకృతి లేదా కాఠిన్యానికి తీసుకురావడం

🇮🇳Marathi

ऊन

हळूहळू गरम आणि थंड होण्याच्या प्रक्रियेद्वारे इच्छित सुसंगतता, पोत किंवा कडकपणा आणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

એનિલ

ધીમે ધીમે ગરમ અને ઠંડકની પ્રક્રિયા દ્વારા ઇચ્છિત સુસંગતતા, રચના અથવા કઠિનતા લાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನಿಯಲ್

ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಬಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ತಂಪಾಗಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಿಂದ ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಸ್ಥಿರತೆ, ವಿನ್ಯಾಸ ಅಥವಾ ಗಡಸುತನಕ್ಕೆ ತರಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനിയൽ

ക്രമേണ ചൂടാക്കുകയും തണുപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു പ്രക്രിയയിലൂടെ ആവശ്യമുള്ള സ്ഥിരത, ഘടന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാഠിന്യം എന്നിവയിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരിക

🇵🇰Urdu

اینیل

بتدریج گرم اور ٹھنڈا کرنے کے عمل سے مطلوبہ مستقل مزاجی، ساخت یا سختی لانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

退火

通过逐渐加热和冷却的过程达到所需的稠度、质地或硬度

🇯🇵Japanese

アニールする

徐々に加熱および冷却するプロセスによって、望ましい粘稠度、食感、または硬さを実現します。

🇰🇷Korean

어닐링하다

점진적으로 가열하고 냉각하는 과정을 통해 원하는 농도, 질감 또는 경도를 얻습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ủ

mang lại độ đặc, kết cấu hoặc độ cứng mong muốn bằng quá trình làm nóng và làm mát dần dần

🇹🇭Thai

หลอม

ให้ได้เนื้อสัมผัส หรือความแข็งที่ต้องการ โดยกระบวนการค่อยๆ ให้ความร้อนและความเย็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

anil

mencapai konsistensi, tekstur, atau kekerasan yang diinginkan melalui proses pemanasan dan pendinginan secara bertahap

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsusubo

dalhin sa ninanais na pare-pareho, texture, o tigas sa pamamagitan ng isang proseso ng unti-unting pag-init at paglamig

🇲🇾Malay

anil

membawa kepada konsistensi, tekstur atau kekerasan yang diingini melalui proses pemanasan dan penyejukan secara beransur-ansur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يصلب

الوصول إلى القوام أو الملمس أو الصلابة المرغوبة من خلال عملية التسخين والتبريد التدريجي

🇮🇷Persian

آنیل کردن

با فرآیند گرمایش و سرد شدن تدریجی به قوام، بافت یا سختی دلخواه برسانید

🇹🇷Turkish

tavlamak

Kademeli olarak ısıtma ve soğutma işlemiyle istenilen kıvama, dokuya veya sertliğe ulaşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְחַשֵׁל

להביא לעקביות, מרקם או קשיות רצויים על ידי תהליך של חימום וקירור הדרגתי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'anneal'?

The primary meaning of 'anneal' is 'bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'anneal' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'anneal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'anneal' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'anneal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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