English English Dictionary

To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.

In a temperate manner.

The quality or state of being temperate; moderateness; temperance.

Having power to temper.

Constitution; state; degree of any quality.

Freedom from passion; moderation.

Condition with respect to heat or cold, especially as indicated by the sensation produced, or by the thermometer or pyrometer; degree of heat or cold; as, the temperature of the air; high temperature; low temperature; temperature of freezing or of boiling.

Mixture; compound.

of Temper

Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.

One who, or that which, tempers; specifically, a machine in which lime, cement, stone, etc., are mixed with water.

of Temper

The process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or softness to a substance, as iron and steel; especially, the process of giving to steel the degree of hardness required for various purposes, consisting usually in first plunging the article, when heated to redness, in cold water or other liquid, to give an excess of hardness, and then reheating it gradually until the hardness is reduced or drawn down to the degree required, as indicated by the color produced on a polished portion, or by the burning of oil.

An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or snow; a furious storm.

Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political tempest; a tempest of war, or of the passions.

A fashionable assembly; a drum. See the Note under Drum, n., 4.

To disturb as by a tempest.

To storm.

Seasonable; timely; as, tempestive showers.

The quality, or state, of being tempestive; seasonableness.