Anneal

(verb.) bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling; 'temper glass'.

整理:米歇尔

• The steel for the manufacture of dies is carefully selected, forged at a high heat into the rough die, softened by careful annealing, and then handed over to the engraver. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• In _annealing_ and _tempering_, electricity has also been employed as a means of heating (see patent to Shaw, No. 211,938, February 4, 1879). Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• As it is impossible to roll perfectly true, it is necessary to draw these strips, after being softened by annealing. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• The final boring takes place after a second annealing. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Welding by Electricity, and Tempering and Annealing. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• These coils were then annealed or softened and placed in a heap. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Steel wire is now tempered and annealed by electricity, as well as welding done, of which mention further on will be made. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• It is then annealed with great care to relieve the strains set up in the metal by the forging and next goes to the machine shop to be rough bored and turned. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• It is necessary, therefore, that the spoon be annealed--that is, the shaped blanks are placed in an oven and brought to a red heat, which renders them malleable. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

整理:李奥娜