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(of a substance) changed by heat or a chemical process: Tempered glass has a higher strength than standard glass. The extreme cold turned tempered steel brittle. tempered chocolate. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. tempered adjective (MUSIC) music specialized.
1. : treated by tempering. especially, of glass : treated so as to impart increased strength and the property of shattering into pellets when broken. 2. : having a specified temper used in combination. short-tempered. 3. a. : having the elements mixed in satisfying proportions : temperate. b.
Tempered definition: having a temper or disposition of a specified character (usually used in combination). See examples of TEMPERED used in a sentence.
a. : heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion. she has a real temper. b. : calmness of mind : composure. c. : state of feeling or frame of mind at a particular time usually dominated by a single strong emotion. d. : a characteristic cast of mind or state of feeling : disposition.
[ S or U ] formal or literary. mood or emotional state: He appears to be a man of calm and even temper. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. tempers get frayed.
1. having a temper or disposition as specified (usu. used in combination): a good-tempered child. 2. Music. tuned in accordance with some temperament, esp. equal temperament. 3. made less intense or violent, esp. by the influence of something else.
adjective. made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment. “a sword of tempered steel”. “ tempered glass”. synonyms: hardened, toughened, treated. curable. capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent. sunbaked. baked or hardened by exposure to sunlight; not burned.
