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heat-treat

(hēt′trēt′)
tr.v. heat-treat·ed, heat-treat·ing, heat-treats
To treat (metal, for example) by alternate heating and cooling in order to produce desired characteristics, such as increased hardness; temper.

heat treater n.
heat treatment n.
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heat-treat

vb
(Metallurgy) (tr) to apply heat to (a metal or alloy) in one or more temperature cycles to give it desirable properties
heat treatment n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

heat′-treat`



v.t.
to subject (a metal or alloy) to controlled heating and cooling to improve hardness or other properties.
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heat-treat


Past participle: heat-treated
Gerund: heat-treating

Imperative
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heat-treat
Present
I heat-treat
you heat-treat
he/she/it heat-treats
we heat-treat
you heat-treat
they heat-treat
Preterite
I heat-treated
you heat-treated
he/she/it heat-treated
we heat-treated
you heat-treated
they heat-treated
Present Continuous
I am heat-treating
you are heat-treating
he/she/it is heat-treating
we are heat-treating
you are heat-treating
they are heat-treating
Present Perfect
I have heat-treated
you have heat-treated
he/she/it has heat-treated
we have heat-treated
you have heat-treated
they have heat-treated
Past Continuous
I was heat-treating
you were heat-treating
he/she/it was heat-treating
we were heat-treating
you were heat-treating
they were heat-treating
Past Perfect
I had heat-treated
you had heat-treated
he/she/it had heat-treated
we had heat-treated
you had heat-treated
they had heat-treated
Future
I will heat-treat
you will heat-treat
he/she/it will heat-treat
we will heat-treat
you will heat-treat
they will heat-treat
Future Perfect
I will have heat-treated
you will have heat-treated
he/she/it will have heat-treated
we will have heat-treated
you will have heat-treated
they will have heat-treated
Future Continuous
I will be heat-treating
you will be heat-treating
he/she/it will be heat-treating
we will be heat-treating
you will be heat-treating
they will be heat-treating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been heat-treating
you have been heat-treating
he/she/it has been heat-treating
we have been heat-treating
you have been heat-treating
they have been heat-treating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been heat-treating
you will have been heat-treating
he/she/it will have been heat-treating
we will have been heat-treating
you will have been heat-treating
they will have been heat-treating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been heat-treating
you had been heat-treating
he/she/it had been heat-treating
we had been heat-treating
you had been heat-treating
they had been heat-treating
Conditional
I would heat-treat
you would heat-treat
he/she/it would heat-treat
we would heat-treat
you would heat-treat
they would heat-treat
Past Conditional
I would have heat-treated
you would have heat-treated
he/she/it would have heat-treated
we would have heat-treated
you would have heat-treated
they would have heat-treated
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