tem·pered (t m p rd)adj. 1. Having a specified temper or disposition. Often used in combination: sweet-tempered; ill-tempered. 2. Adjusted or attuned by the addition of a counterbalancing element; moderated or measured: "prepare the country to expect hard choices and to appreciate tempered values and moderation in private and public life" (Haynes Johnson). 3. Made appropriately hard or flexible by tempering: a sword of tempered steel. 4. Having the requisite degree of hardness or elasticity. Used of glass or a metal. 5. Music Tuned to temperament. Used of a scale, an interval, semitone, or intonation. |
tempered [ˈtɛmpəd]
adj
1. (Music, other) Music
a. (of a scale) having the frequency differences between notes adjusted in accordance with the system of equal temperament See temperament
b. (of an interval) expanded or contracted from the state of being pure
2. (in combination) having a temper or temperament as specified ill-tempered
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  tempered - made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"unhardened, untempered - not brought to a proper consistency or hardness; "untempered mortar"; "untempered steel" |
| 2. | tempered - adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element; "criticism tempered with kindly sympathy" untempered - not moderated or controlled; "his untempered individualism" |
Translations
tempered [ˈtɛmpərd] adj [steel] → trempé(e)
temper tantrum n → crise f
to have a temper tantrum → piquer une crise
temper tantrum n → crise f
to have a temper tantrum → piquer une crise
tempered
adj
steel → gehärtet
(Mus) → temperiert
tempered [ˈtɛmpəd] adj (steel) → temprato/a
tempered [ˈtɛmpəd] adj (steel) → temprato/a
tempered [ˈtɛmpəd] adj (steel) → temprato/a
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