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temper

English

🔊 a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
“his temper was well known to all his employees”
🔊 the elasticity and hardness of a metal object
🔊 a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
“whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time”
🔊 a sudden outburst of anger
“his temper sparked like damp firewood”
🔊 make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
“she tempered her criticism”
🔊 adjust the pitch (of pianos)
🔊 harden by reheating and cooling in oil
“temper steel”
🔊 change by restraining or moderating
🔊 bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
“temper glass”