- tempering of metal
- process of heating and cooling steel in order to soften it
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
tempering of metal
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Tempering — Tem per*ing, n. (Metal.) The process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or softness to a substance, as iron and steel; especially, the process of giving to steel the degree of hardness required for various purposes, consisting usually in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tempering color — Tempering Tem per*ing, n. (Metal.) The process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or softness to a substance, as iron and steel; especially, the process of giving to steel the degree of hardness required for various purposes, consisting… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Tempering — Temper Tem per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tempered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tempering}.] [AS. temprian or OF. temper, F. temp[ e]rer, and (in sense 3) temper, L. temperare, akin to tempus time. Cf. {Temporal}, {Distemper}, {Tamper}.] 1. To mingle in due… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tempering — n. hardening of metal by heating it to high temperatures and cooling it immediately tem·per || tempÉ™(r) n. temperament, disposition; mood v. moderate, soften, tone down; toughen, harden … English contemporary dictionary
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temperer — ˈtempərə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: temper (I) + er : one that tempers: as a. : one who mitigates or soothes b. : one whose work is tempering (as metal … Useful english dictionary
steel — steellike, adj. /steel/, n. 1. any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying … Universalium
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