Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To coat (a metallic surface) electrolytically with a protective or decorative oxide.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb to coat a metal with an oxide coat by electrolytic action at an anode; -- used especially to coat aluminum.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb to
coat thesurface of ametal electrolytically with anoxide , either asprotection ordecoration
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb coat a metal with an oxide coat
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Zinn writes how to anodize aluminum at home and then that GT appears.
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And Iraq had bought a couple of hundred thousand of these tubes in the 1980s for rockets, and it didn't anodize them, and they corroded away.
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Major components are constructed from T6061 Aluminum with a hard anodize finish, internal components made from alloy steels, heat treated to Rockwell 52 for long lasting strength and durability.
Streamlight Sidewinder admin 2010
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The aluminum frame is created from aircraft aluminum to build a strong yet light body, it is polished or glass-bead blaster, and then anodize coated to make it rugged.
Born Rich 2010
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Only way to fix this is to completely disassemble the thing and re-anodize the shell.
ehMac.ca CubaMark 2010
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Only way to fix this is to completely disassemble the thing and re-anodize the shell.
ehMac.ca CubaMark 2010
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Machined from T6061 Aluminum with a hard anodize finish and steel threads for strength and durability the QK01 is a valued upgrade.
Streamlight Sidewinder admin 2010
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Only way to fix this is to completely disassemble the thing and re-anodize the shell.
ehMac.ca CubaMark 2010
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External surfaces are finished with black hard anodize for excellent corrosion resistance, with other colors and CARC (Chemical Agent Resistant Coating) paint available upon request.
Press Release 2010
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