glödga — meaning in English

English meaning

• anneal verb To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
• temper noun A person's tendency to become angry, or a fit of anger itself.

Senses

glödga is used for these senses in English:

• anneal (metallurgy) To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
• temper To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.

anneal — full definition

1. verb To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
2. verb To cool glass slowly, to minimize internal stress.
3. verb To burn colors onto a glass or other surface.
4. verb To make a double-stranded nucleic acid by pairing a single strand with a complementary strand.

temper — full definition

1. noun A person's tendency to become angry, or a fit of anger itself.
2. noun A person's general mood or state of mind.
3. verb To moderate or soften something, making it less extreme.
4. verb To toughen metal or glass by controlled heating and cooling.

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