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Meaning of 'temper'
Meaning of 'temper' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Temper 
[ n.]
- The state of any compound substance which results from the
mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities;
just combination; as, the temper of mortar. [ n.]- Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
- Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper.
- Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper.
- Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense.
- The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel.
- Middle state or course; mean; medium.
- Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
2. Temper [ v. i.]
- To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity. [ v. i.]- To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.
3. Temper [ v. t.]
- To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to
modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient;
hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm. [ v. t.]- To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.
- To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel.
- To govern; to manage.
- To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.
- To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
Meaning of 'temper' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. temper [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- a sudden outburst of anger
- a sudden outburst of anger
Example in sentence:
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
Meaning (2):
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
Example in sentence:
- his temper was well known to all his employees
Meaning (3):
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
Example in sentence:
- he was in a bad humor;
- whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
2. temper [ v]
[ v]Meaning (4):
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
Example in sentence:
- she tempered her criticism
Meaning (5):
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
Example in sentence:
- temper glass
Meaning (6):
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil
Example in sentence:
- temper steel
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