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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tem•per /ˈtɛmpɚ/USA pronunciation n. - a state of mind or feelings;
habit of mind;
disposition:[countable]in a bad temper; has a sweet temper. - [uncountable] heat of passion, shown in anger, resentment, etc.
- calm disposition;
composure:[uncountable]to lose one's temper. - Metallurgy[uncountable] the degree of hardness and strength imparted to a metal.
v. [~ + object] - to moderate;
soften or tone down:to temper justice with mercy. - Metallurgyto give strength or toughness to (iron) by heating and cooling:to temper steel.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tem•per (tem′pər),USA pronunciation n. - a particular state of mind or feelings.
- habit of mind, esp. with respect to irritability or patience, outbursts of anger, or the like;
disposition:an even temper. - heat of mind or passion, shown in outbursts of anger, resentment, etc.
- calm disposition or state of mind:to be out of temper.
- a substance added to something to modify its properties or qualities.
- Metallurgy
- the degree of hardness and strength imparted to a metal, as by quenching, heat treatment, or cold working.
- the percentage of carbon in tool steel.
- the operation of tempering.
- [Archaic.]a middle course;
compromise. - [Obs.]the constitution or character of a substance.
v.t. - to moderate or mitigate:to temper justice with mercy.
- to soften or tone down.
- to bring to a proper, suitable, or desirable state by or as by blending or admixture.
- to moisten, mix, and work up into proper consistency, as clay or mortar.
- Metallurgyto impart strength or toughness to (steel or cast iron) by heating and cooling.
- Ceramicsto produce internal stresses in (glass) by sudden cooling from low red heat;
toughen. - Music and Danceto tune (a keyboard instrument, as a piano, organ, or harpsichord) so as to make the tones available in different keys or tonalities.
- Fine Artto modify (color) by mixing with a medium.
- [Archaic.]to combine or blend in due proportions.
- [Archaic.]to pacify.
v.i. - to be or become tempered.
- Latin temperāre to divide or proportion duly, temper; (noun, nominal) Middle English: proportion, derivative of the verb, verbal
- (verb, verbal) Middle English tempren, Old English temprian bef. 1000
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nature, condition.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged humor. See disposition.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged irritation.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged equanimity, coolness, composure.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See modify.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: temper /ˈtɛmpə/ n - a frame of mind; mood or humour
- a sudden outburst of anger; tantrum
- a tendency to exhibit uncontrolled anger; irritability
- a mental condition of moderation and calm (esp in the phrases keep one's temper, lose one's temper, out of temper)
- the degree of hardness, elasticity, or a similar property of a metal or metal object
vb (transitive)- to make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate: he tempered his criticism with kindly sympathy
- to strengthen or toughen (a metal or metal article) by heat treatment, as by heating and quenching
- to adjust the frequency differences between the notes of a scale on (a keyboard instrument) in order to allow modulation into other keys
- to make such an adjustment to the pitches of notes in (a scale)
Etymology: Old English temprian to mingle, (influenced by Old French temprer), from Latin temperāre to mix, probably from tempus timeˈtemperable adj ˈtemperer n |