TEMPER — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
temper
A disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger.
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- His temper was well known to all his employees.
The elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking.
A sudden outburst of anger.
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- His temper sparked like damp firewood.
A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling.
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- Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time.
- He was in a bad humor.
Restrain or temper.
Make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate.
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- She tempered her criticism.
Adjust the pitch (of pianos).
Harden by reheating and cooling in oil.
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- Temper steel.
Toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling.
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- Temper glass.
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