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annealing

/əˈniːlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
an-neal-ing
IPA
/əˈniːlɪŋ/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of anneal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

annealings (plural)

Phrases

simulated annealing

Frequently Paired Words

tempering

Synonyms

tempering

Rhymes With

feeling dealing healing stealing ceiling revealing appealing sealing kneeling peeling wheeling concealing

Questions

How do you pronounce annealing?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈniːlɪŋ/.
What does annealing mean?
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.

How to pronounce annealing

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