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Annealing is described as controlled heating and cooling process designed to relieve internal stresses introduced in a glass container during and immediately after glass container formation. Annealing point, meanwhile denotes the specific temperature in which internal stresses built up during glass container formation are substantially relieved in 15 minutes.

Angle is characterized as a hot rolled shape called an angle with symbol L which has equal legs or unequal legs.

Alumina is characterized as a white, powdery substance produced from bauxite by a chemical process during which aluminum oxide is extracted from the ore. Between four and five tonnes of bauxite are required to produce about two tonnes of alumina, which yield one tonne of aluminum.

Auger pertains to a rotary drill for soft materials that uses a screw device to penetrate, break and then transport the drilled material. Auger-type devices are popular in soft coal.

Acrylic refers to a type of synthetic polymer used as the binder for high-performance water-based paints and caulks. Some acrylic polymers are used in auto finishes, appliance coatings, etc. It is a synthetic resin widely used as a latex to produce paints with good color and color retention. Acrylic latex paints may be thinned and cleaned up with water. Breeze interior and exterior latex paints in flat, eggshell and semi-gloss are all based on pure acrylic emulsions.

Accounting is a service activity designed to accumulate, measure, and communicate financial information about economic entities for decision-making purposes.

Age may refer to the following:

1. The length of time a person has lived or a thing has existed;

Arc follower is described as an arc extinguishing extension on the end of an ELS current-limiting fuse, an essential part of the EL Bay-O-Net holder's loadbreak rating.