heat-treat

[heet-treet]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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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Other Word Forms

heat treatment noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heat-treat¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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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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