| Front | temper |ˈtɛmpə| |
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| Back | noun 1 a person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm: 2 the degree of hardness and elasticity in steel or other metal. verb 1 improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it. 2 act as a neutralizing or counterbalancing force to (something): 3 tune (a piano or other instrument) so as to adjust the note intervals correctly. DERIVATIVES temperer noun |
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