ANNEALS
Verb
anneals
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anneal
Noun
anneals
plural of anneal.
Source: Wiktionary
ANNEAL
An*neal", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Annealed; p. pr. & vb. n. Annealing.]
Etym: [OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an; an on + to burn; also OE.
anelen to enamel, prob. influenced by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a
black enamel on gold or silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to
blacken, fr. L. nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. Niello,
Negro.]
1. To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass, cast
iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of rendering it less
brittle; to temper; to toughen.
2. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix the
colors laid on them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition