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.
Temper(n.) Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
Temper(n.) 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.
Temper(n.) Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper.
Temper(n.) Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense.
Temper(n.) 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.
Temper(n.) Middle state or course; mean; medium.
Temper(n.) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
Temper(v. i.) To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.
Temper(v. i.) To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable.
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.
Temper(v. t.) To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.
Temper(v. t.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel.
Temper(v. t.) To govern; to manage.
Temper(v. t.) To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.
Temper(v. t.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
Temperable(a.) Capable of being tempered.
Temperance(v. t.) Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
Temperance(v. t.) Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.
Temperance(v. t.) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
Temperancy(n.) Temperance.
Temperate(v. t.) Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
Temperate(v. t.) Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
Temperate(v. t.) Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
Temperate(v. t.) Proceeding from temperance.
Temperate(v. t.) To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
Temperately(adv.) In a temperate manner.
Temperateness(n.) The quality or state of being temperate; moderateness; temperance.
Temperative(a.) Having power to temper.
Tempered(a.) Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.
Tempered(imp. & p. p.) of Temper
Temperer(n.) One who, or that which, tempers; specifically, a machine in which lime, cement, stone, etc., are mixed with water.
Tempering(n.) The process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or softness to a substance, as iron and steel; especially, the process of giving to steel the degree of hardness required for various purposes, consisting usually in first plunging the article, when heated to redness, in cold water or other liquid, to give an excess of hardness, and then reheating it gradually until the hardness is reduced or drawn down to the degree required, as indicated by the color produced on a polished portion, or by the burning of oil.
Tempering(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Temper
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