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annealing

uh-NEEL-ing

əˈniːlɪŋ

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annealing

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heat treatment process in which a material is heated to above its recrystallization temperature, held there, and then slowly cooled; used to reduce hardness, increase ductility, and relieve internal stresses in metals; also applied to glass and polymers

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