annealing
/əˈniːlɪŋ/
annealing noun: the heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress. Also the present participle and gerund of anneal.
Noun
annealing (countable and uncountable, plural annealings)
- The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress.
- Without annealing, the quality of our metal products will diminish.
Also used as
annealing is also the present participle and gerund of anneal.
annealing meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Odia
annealing in Hindi
- act of heating solid metal or glass
- तापानुशीतन tāpānuśītan, अनीलन anīlan
annealing in Marathi
- act of heating solid metal or glass
- तापानुशीतन tāpānuśītan, अनीलन anīlan
annealing in Malayalam
- act of heating solid metal or glass
- താപാനുശീതനം tāpānuśītanaṁ
annealing in Odia
- act of heating solid metal or glass
- ତାପାନୁଶୀତନ tāpānuśitana, ଅନୀଳନ aniḷana
More languagesFewer languages
- annealing in Sanskrit
- तापानुशीतन tāpānuśītana, अनीलन anīlana
- annealing in Nepali
- तापानुशीतन tāpānuśītan, अनीलन anīlan
- annealing in Indonesian
- penganilan
- annealing in Vietnamese
- ủ
Forms of annealing
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Words formed from annealing
Questions about annealing
- What does annealing mean?
- Annealing means the heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice to remove residual stress.
- What is annealing in Hindi?
- Annealing in Hindi is तापानुशीतन (tāpānuśītan), अनीलन (anīlan). See Annealing meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is annealing?
- Annealing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce annealing?
- Annealing is pronounced /əˈniːlɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of annealing?
- The plural of annealing is annealings.
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