Definition of "temper"
- noun
A tendency to be of a certain type of mood.
State of mind.
The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.
- verb
To moderate or control.
To heat-treat a material, especially metal or chocolate.
To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.
To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose.
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