LekhoriLekhoriA general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting.
to have a good, bad, or calm temper
State of mind; mood.
Remember with what mild / And gracious temper he both heard and judg’d / Without wrauth or reviling;
A tendency to become angry.
to have a hasty temper
From Middle English temperen, tempren, from Old English ġetemprian, temprian, borrowed from Latin temperō (“I divide or proportion duly, I moderate, I regulate; intransitive senses I am moderate, I am...
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To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.
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.
To adjust the temperature of an ingredient (e.g. eggs or chocolate) gradually so that it remains smooth and pleasing.