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Dictionary definition for: Temper
1. (n) a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp firewood"
2. (v) toughen (steel or glass) by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
3. (n) 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"
4. (v) harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel"
5. (n) a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"
6. (v) adjust the pitch (of pianos)
7. (n) the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking
8. (v) make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
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