TEMPERING
Scrabble letter values: T1E1M3P3E1R1I1N1G2 = 14
Definition
- adjective moderating by making more temperate.
- noun hardening something by heat treatment. — synonyms: annealing
Examples
- “Temper your language around children.”
- “Tempering is a heat treatment technique applied to metals, alloys, and glass to achieve greater toughness by increasing the strength of materials and/or ductility. Tempering is performed by a controlled reheating of the work piece to a temperature below its lower eutectic critical temperature.”