Meanings
verbheat-treat (third-person singular simple present heat-treats, present participle heat-treating, simple past and past participle heat-treated)
present singular third person heat-treats · participle present heat-treating · participle past heat-treated · past heat-treated
- transitiveTo apply a heat treatment to (some material).
The steel was heat-treated to improve its toughness and ductility.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 熱處理 /热处理
- 熱處理 /热处理 (rèchǔlǐ)to apply a heat treatment to
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heat-treat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heat-treat.
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