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• temper — [n1] state of mind atmosphere, attitude, attribute, aura, character, climate, complexion, condition, constitution, disposition, drift, frame of mind, humor, individualism, individuality, leaning, makeup, mind, mood, nature, orientation, outlook,… …   New thesaurus

• Temper — Tem per, v. i. 1. To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to grow soft and pliable. [1913 Webster] I have him already tempering between my finger and …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• temper — 1) the operation of tempering; 2) the degree of hardness left in a steel bar after quenching and tempering; 3) the grading of the hardness of low carbon cold rolled strip, e.g. hard, half hard, quarter hard, skin passed, soft; 4) an indication of …   Mechanics glossary

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