Definition of temper

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Temper (v. t.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use..

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Excess :: Excess (n.) An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance; dissipation.
Attemperment :: Attemperment (n.) Attemperament.
Destemper :: Destemper (n.) A kind of painting. See Distemper.
Spirit :: Spirit (n.) One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper; as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit..
Temperament :: Temperament (v. t.) Due mixture of qualities; a condition brought about by mutual compromises or concessions.
Temper :: Temper (n.) Middle state or course; mean; medium.
Quench :: Quench (v. t.) To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering..
Putrescible :: Putrescible (n.) A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at ordinary temperatures..
Complacent :: Complacent (a.) Self-satisfied; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a complacent smile..
Cool :: Cool (v. t.) To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water..
Temper :: Temper (v. i.) To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.
Butter :: Butter (n.) Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter..
Temper :: Temper (n.) Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy..
Abstinent :: Abstinent (a.) Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate..
Measure :: Measure (n.) To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures changes of temperature..
Apricot :: Apricot (n.) A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone..
Metal :: Metal (n.) The substance of which anything is made; material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; temper..
Water Bath :: Water bath () A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired temperature; also, a vessel designed for this purpose..
Rugged :: Rugged (n.) Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper, character, and the like, or of persons..
Olein :: Olein (n.) A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0¡ C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40¡ C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain..
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