heat-treat
English
Verb
heat-treat (third-person singular simple present heat-treats, present participle heat-treating, simple past and past participle heat-treated)
- (transitive) To apply a heat treatment to (some material).
- The steel was heat-treated to improve its toughness and ductility.
Related terms
References
- “heat-treat”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “heat-treat, v.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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