[
US
/ˈtɛmpɝ/
]
[ UK /tˈɛmpɐ/ ]
[ UK /tˈɛmpɐ/ ]
NOUN
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a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
his temper was well known to all his employees - the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
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a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time
he was in a bad humor -
a sudden outburst of anger
his temper sparked like damp firewood
VERB
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harden by reheating and cooling in oil
temper steel -
make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
she tempered her criticism -
bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
temper glass - adjust the pitch (of pianos)
- change by restraining or moderating
How To Use temper In A Sentence
- Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
- Twenty microliters of each antibody was added to 100 L of blood, and the mixture was incubated at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- It also seems to carry the well-tempered glow of late Woody Allen with a well-satisfied view of late life and with few illusions. The Unshine Boys
- The temperature is not expected to reach the 20 degree mark in the next few days.
- Beyond affecting the humans and wildlife that call the area home, the Arctic's warmer temperatures and decreases in permafrost, snow cover, glaciers and sea ice also have wide-ranging consequences for the physical and biological systems in other parts of the world. Arctic is warming, NOAA report says
- Many archaea thrive at hot temperatures (they are also found in volcanoes). Smithsonian
- The fish killed included bass, roach, eels and fluke when the temperature soared to twenty six degrees Centigrade.
- His fiery temper was liable to overspill. Times, Sunday Times
- The dominant ones were tree rings, and ice cores, but others like varves, pollen, lichens, historic soil temperatures, sea level (eustasy), land levels (isostasy) require similar audits. Merry Christmas « Climate Audit
- Yet, there are times when I wonder if my love is misplaced, if I should temper my affection.
