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heat-treat
[ heet-treet ]
verb (used with object)
- to subject (a metal or alloy) to controlled heating and cooling to improve hardness or other properties.
heat-treat
verb
- tr to apply heat to (a metal or alloy) in one or more temperature cycles to give it desirable properties
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Derived Forms
- heat treatment, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- heat treatment noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of heat-treat1
First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences
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While consumers can also attempt to heat-treat raw flour at home, this isn't recommended because the flour may not be spread thinly enough to kill all of the microorganisms.
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She signed her name on the bid sheet to become a heat-treat operator, even though no woman had ever lasted in that department before.
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Heat-treat operators were an elite group, like samurai warriors and Navy SEALs.
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Heat-treat operators earned $25 an hour, more money than she’d ever earned in her life.
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She flirted with the union president and wore revealing shirts into the heat-treat department.
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