Definition of tempered Tempered
/tɛˈmpɚd/ - [temperd] - tem•pered
We found 9 definitions of tempered from 4 different sources.
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What does tempered mean?
WordNet
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| tempered - made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass" | ||
| treated, hardened, toughened | ||
| unhardened, untempered not moderated or controlled; "his untempered individualism" | ||
| curable curing or healing is possible; "curable diseases" | ||
| tempered - adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element; "criticism tempered with kindly sympathy" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tempered (Adjective)
Of one's disposition. - tempered (Adjective)
Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals. - tempered (Adjective)
Of something moderated or balanced by other considerations. - tempered (Adjective)
Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tempered (imp. & p. p.)
of Temper - tempered (a.)
Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.
