The heating of solid metal or glass to high temperatures and cooling it slowly so that its particles arrange into a defined lattice.

present participle of anneal

plural of annealing

(metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.

(chemistry, metallurgy) An act of annealing.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anneal

plural of anneal.

simple past tense and past participle of anneal

plural of annealer

A device or process that anneals. / The operator of such a device or process.