annealers
|an-neal-ers|
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/əˈniːlərz/
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/əˈniːləz/
(annealer)
things that heat then cool to change or relieve material stresses
Etymology
'annealer' ultimately comes from the verb 'anneal', which in English developed from older Germanic forms related to words meaning 'heal' or 'make whole'.
'anneal' was influenced by Old English/Middle English forms (e.g. Middle English 'anealen' / 'aneelen') and evolved into the modern verb 'anneal', from which the agent noun 'annealer' was formed.
Originally related to the idea of 'making whole' or 'healing', the term shifted over time to the technical sense of heat treatment (heating and controlled cooling) to change or restore material properties; 'annealer' denotes the agent (device or person) performing that process.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'annealer' — devices or persons that anneal (heat and then slowly cool materials such as metal or glass to remove internal stresses or alter properties).
The factory installed two new annealers to improve the uniformity of the tempered glass.
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Last updated: 2025/08/15 06:37