Tempered — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling

harden by reheating and cooling in oil

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛmpɚd/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛmpəd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛmpəd/

3 syllables Say it as /tˈɛmpɚd/.

Examples

temper glass
temper steel
she tempered her criticism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

temper mollify moderate treated hardened season harden toughened anneal chasten normalize

Antonyms

untempered

Parts of Speech

verb	bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling “temper glass”
verb	harden by reheating and cooling in oil “temper steel”
verb	adjust the pitch (of pianos)
verb	make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate “she tempered her criticism”
verb	restrain
adjective	made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment “a sword of tempered steel”
adjective	adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element “criticism tempered with kindly sympathy”

Word Forms

temper	noun	the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
tempering	noun	hardening something by heat treatment
temperance	noun	the act of tempering
mollification	noun	a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered
moderator	noun	someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

temperiert

Durch schrittweises Erhitzen und Abkühlen auf die gewünschte Konsistenz, Textur oder Härte bringen

🇫🇷French

tempéré

amener à la consistance, la texture ou la dureté souhaitée par un processus de chauffage et de refroidissement progressifs

🇪🇸Spanish

templado

lograr la consistencia, textura o dureza deseada mediante un proceso de calentamiento y enfriamiento gradual

🇮🇹Italian

temperato

portare alla consistenza, consistenza o durezza desiderate mediante un processo di riscaldamento e raffreddamento graduale

🇳🇱Dutch

getemperd

breng de gewenste consistentie, textuur of hardheid tot stand door een proces van geleidelijk verwarmen en afkoelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

temperado

trazer a consistência, textura ou dureza desejada por um processo de aquecimento e resfriamento gradual

🇷🇺Russian

закаленный

довести до желаемой консистенции, текстуры или твердости путем постепенного нагрева и охлаждения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टेम्पर्ड

धीरे-धीरे गर्म करने और ठंडा करने की प्रक्रिया द्वारा वांछित स्थिरता, बनावट या कठोरता लाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

মেজাজ

ধীরে ধীরে গরম এবং শীতল করার একটি প্রক্রিয়া দ্বারা একটি পছন্দসই ধারাবাহিকতা, টেক্সচার বা কঠোরতা আনুন

🇮🇳Tamil

நிதானமான

படிப்படியாக வெப்பம் மற்றும் குளிர்விக்கும் செயல்முறை மூலம் விரும்பிய நிலைத்தன்மை, அமைப்பு அல்லது கடினத்தன்மைக்கு கொண்டு வரவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కోపగించుకున్నాడు

క్రమంగా వేడి చేయడం మరియు శీతలీకరణ ప్రక్రియ ద్వారా కావలసిన స్థిరత్వం, ఆకృతి లేదా కాఠిన్యానికి తీసుకురావడం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वभाव

हळूहळू गरम आणि थंड होण्याच्या प्रक्रियेद्वारे इच्छित सुसंगतता, पोत किंवा कडकपणा आणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વભાવનું

ધીમે ધીમે ગરમ અને ઠંડકની પ્રક્રિયા દ્વારા ઇચ્છિત સુસંગતતા, રચના અથવા કઠિનતા લાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹದಗೊಳಿಸಿದರು

ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಬಿಸಿ ಮತ್ತು ತಂಪಾಗಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಿಂದ ಅಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಸ್ಥಿರತೆ, ವಿನ್ಯಾಸ ಅಥವಾ ಗಡಸುತನಕ್ಕೆ ತರಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോപിച്ചു

ക്രമേണ ചൂടാക്കുകയും തണുപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന ഒരു പ്രക്രിയയിലൂടെ ആവശ്യമുള്ള സ്ഥിരത, ഘടന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ കാഠിന്യം എന്നിവയിലേക്ക് കൊണ്ടുവരിക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਸਾ

ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ ਗਰਮ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਠੰਢਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੀ ਇਕਸਾਰਤਾ, ਟੈਕਸਟ ਜਾਂ ਕਠੋਰਤਾ ਲਿਆਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

غصہ

بتدریج گرم اور ٹھنڈا کرنے کے عمل سے مطلوبہ مستقل مزاجی، ساخت یا سختی لانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

锻炼过的

通过逐渐加热和冷却的过程达到所需的稠度、质地或硬度

🇯🇵Japanese

鍛えられた

徐々に加熱および冷却するプロセスによって、望ましい粘稠度、食感、または硬さを実現します。

🇰🇷Korean

단련된

점진적으로 가열하고 냉각하는 과정을 통해 원하는 농도, 질감 또는 경도를 얻습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tôi luyện

mang lại độ đặc, kết cấu hoặc độ cứng mong muốn bằng quá trình làm nóng và làm mát dần dần

🇹🇭Thai

อารมณ์

ให้ได้เนื้อสัมผัส หรือความแข็งที่ต้องการ โดยกระบวนการค่อยๆ ให้ความร้อนและความเย็น

🇮🇩Indonesian

marah

mencapai konsistensi, tekstur, atau kekerasan yang diinginkan melalui proses pemanasan dan pendinginan secara bertahap

🇵🇭Filipino

galit na galit

dalhin sa ninanais na pare-pareho, texture, o tigas sa pamamagitan ng isang proseso ng unti-unting pag-init at paglamig

🇲🇾Malay

pemarah

membawa kepada konsistensi, tekstur atau kekerasan yang diingini melalui proses pemanasan dan penyejukan secara beransur-ansur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خفف

الوصول إلى القوام أو الملمس أو الصلابة المرغوبة من خلال عملية التسخين والتبريد التدريجي

🇮🇷Persian

خنثی شده

با فرآیند گرمایش و سرد شدن تدریجی به قوام، بافت یا سختی دلخواه برسانید

🇹🇷Turkish

temperlenmiş

Kademeli olarak ısıtma ve soğutma işlemiyle istenilen kıvama, dokuya veya sertliğe ulaşmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מזג

להביא לעקביות, מרקם או קשיות רצויים על ידי תהליך של חימום וקירור הדרגתי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'tempered'?

The primary meaning of 'tempered' is 'bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'tempered' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'tempered' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'tempered' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'tempered' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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