temper

B1
Pronunciation
/ˈtɛmpə/
/ˈtɛmpɚ/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

A tendency to be in a certain type of mood; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.

Example Sentences
  • to have a good, bad, or calm temper
2 Definition

State of mind; mood.

3 Definition

A tendency to become angry.

Example Sentences
  • He has quite a temper when dealing with salespeople.
4 Definition

Anger; a fit of anger.

Example Sentences
  • an outburst of temper
5 Definition

Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure.

Example Sentences
  • to keep one's temper; to lose one's temper; to recover one's temper
6 Definition

Constitution of body; the mixture or relative proportion of the four humours: blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.

7 Definition

Middle state or course; mean; medium.

8 Definition

The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities.

Example Sentences
  • the temper of mortar
9 Definition

The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.

10 Definition

The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling.

Example Sentences
  • the temper of iron or steel
11 Definition

(sugar manufacture) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.

Verb
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

To moderate or control.

Example Sentences
  • Temper your language around children.
2 Definition

To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.

Example Sentences
  • Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to metals, alloys, and glass to achieve greater toughness by increasing the strength of materials and/or ductility. Tempering is performed by a controlled reheating of the work piece to a temperature below its lower eutectic critical temperature.
3 Definition

To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.

4 Definition

To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.

5 Definition

To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.

6 Definition

(Latinism) To govern; to manage.

7 Definition

To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose.

8 Definition

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.

9 Definition

To fit together; to adjust; to accommodate.