Tempering

What do we mean by tempering?

To moderate or control.

To strengthen or toughen a material, especially metal, by heat treatment; anneal.

To sauté spices in ghee or oil to release essential oils for flavouring a dish in South Asian cuisine.

To mix clay, plaster or mortar with water to obtain the proper consistency.

To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.

(Latinism) To govern; to manage.

To combine in due proportions; to constitute; to compose.

To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage.

To fit together; to adjust; to accommodate.

An expression to use when someone is very upset, angry etc. "Temper temper!" could be something like: "Easy now, get a grip!" Urban Dictionary

Temperance is the virtue of moderation and self-control in anything, but especially in indulgence in pleasures. Temperance, in the large sense of moderation or self-control, was the characteristic Greek virtue. Urban Dictionary

To be extra sensitive to temperature changes; a combination of the words temperature and sensitive Urban Dictionary

A girl who is indifferent, sarcastic, and bipolar. The complete opposite of what her name means- 'moderation and self control'. She cares a lot about friends and is very loyal, but doesn't like to show it. She can be very proud, too, and doesn't like to accept help from others. Generally doesn't trust either. Might curse a lot. Urban Dictionary

Rate of a temperature increase. The first derivative of a temperature over time function. Urban Dictionary

1) to feel "in the middle. You're not extremely happy or sad, in the middle. 2) Moderate, not Urban Dictionary

Having a specified temper or disposition Urban Dictionary

Person with an extremely controlling personality, loves animals, typically blonde, and likes to roll their eyes and glare at people. Urban Dictionary

The measure of temperature Urban Dictionary

A fantabulous girl who is never ever jealous of Nisa. NEVER. Nisa will never be as good as Temperance. Temperance likes throwing Nisa in the trash. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to tempering:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word tempering:
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Words that rhyme with tempering:
emperor hung.

Adjectives that are often used to describe tempering:
subsequent, temperature, double, such, parallel, thermal, proper, further, simulated, final, fine, ideological, low, high, second, coarse, multiple, rational, flint, slight, organic, certain, much, gradual, careful, heavy, additional, revolutionary, improper, prolonged, physical, conventional, higher, suitable, shell, uniform, initial, equal, crushed, correct, isothermal, ordinary, judicious, visible, self, thorough, necessary, hard, chemical, stage, opportunistic, mild, triple, excessive, intermediate, progressive, severe, slow, consequent, fiber, time, partial, definite, moderate, hightemperature, adequate, insufficient, prior, mixed, preliminary, sparse.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective tempering:
time, period, furnace, steel, process, fur, baths, years, material, room, temperature, bath, machines, valve, liquids.

Consonant match to tempering:
tampering.

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