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
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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-treatedGerund: heat-treatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative heat-treat 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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