ADJECTIVE | all | tempering | moderating by making more temperate |
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NOUN | act | tempering, annealing | hardening something by heat treatment |
Sounds | teh'mperihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | moderating by making more temperate. | |
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Broader | moderating | lessening in intensity or strength |
Spanish | templado |
Meaning | hardening something by heat treatment. | |
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Synonym | annealing | |
Broader | hardening | The act of making something harder (firmer or tighter / tighter or more compact) |
Spanish | atemperación, mitigación, suavización, templado, temple | |
Catalan | mitigació, reveniment, suavització | |
Verbs | temper | harden by reheating and cooling in oil |
temper | bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling |
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