Tempering
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is tempered.
"Caron has, in fact, discovered this very curious circumstance, that a bar of steel becomes shorter under successive temperings, while it increases in size, laterally, in such a manner, that there actually is an increase of volume."
- 2 hardening something by heat treatment wordnet
- 3 A non-plastic material, such as sand, added to clay to prevent shrinkage and cracking during drying or firing; temper.
"Clay and tempering were packed around the pole together with plenty of water[.]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of temper form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 moderating by making more temperate wordnet
Example
More examples"Caron has, in fact, discovered this very curious circumstance, that a bar of steel becomes shorter under successive temperings, while it increases in size, laterally, in such a manner, that there actually is an increase of volume."
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