English to English
noun
- a sudden outburst of anger
His temper sparked like damp firewood.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
Whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time.
He was in a bad humor.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
His temper was well known to all his employees.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
source: WordNet 3.0
- The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
Temper glass.
source: WordNet 3.0
- harden by reheating and cooling in oil
Temper steel.
source: WordNet 3.0
- adjust the pitch (of pianos)
source: WordNet 3.0
- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
She tempered her criticism.
source: WordNet 3.0
- restrain
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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 soothe; to calm.
source: Webster 1913
- To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [témper] Timplá; lagay [ng panahon]
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [témper] Timplahím
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
