slovo | definícia |
temper (mass) | temper
- temperament, nálada, prchkosť, vznetlivosť, kaliť, temperovať,
zmierniť, karhať |
temper (encz) | temper,kalit web |
temper (encz) | temper,nálada Zdeněk Brož |
temper (encz) | temper,popouštět Zdeněk Brož |
temper (encz) | temper,rozpoložení n: Zdeněk Brož |
temper (encz) | temper,temperament Zdeněk Brož |
temper (encz) | temper,temperovat Zdeněk Brož |
temper (encz) | temper,vznětlivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
temper (encz) | temper,vztek n: Zdeněk Brož |
temper (encz) | temper,zmírnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Temper (gcide) | 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 proportion; to prepare by combining; to
modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by
an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage;
to soothe; to calm.
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Puritan austerity was so tempered by Dutch
indifference, that mercy itself could not have
dictated a milder system. --Bancroft.
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Woman! lovely woman! nature made thee
To temper man: we had been brutes without you.
--Otway.
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But thy fire
Shall be more tempered, and thy hope far higher.
--Byron.
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She [the Goddess of Justice] threw darkness and
clouds about her, that tempered the light into a
thousand beautiful shades and colors. --Addison.
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2. To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.
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Thy sustenance . . . serving to the appetite of the
eater, tempered itself to every man's liking.
--Wisdom xvi.
21.
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3. (Metal.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to
temper iron or steel.
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The tempered metals clash, and yield a silver sound.
--Dryden.
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4. To govern; to manage. [A Latinism & Obs.]
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With which the damned ghosts he governeth,
And furies rules, and Tartare tempereth. --Spenser.
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5. To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as
clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.
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6. (Mus.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual
scale, or to that in actual use.
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Syn: To soften; mollify; assuage; soothe; calm.
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Temper (gcide) | Temper \Tem"per\, n.
1. The state of any compound substance which results from the
mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different
qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar.
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2. Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the
mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood,
choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
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The exquisiteness of his [Christ's] bodily temper
increased the exquisiteness of his torment.
--Fuller.
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3. Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind,
particularly with regard to the passions and affections;
as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper.
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Remember with what mild
And gracious temper he both heared and judged.
--Milton.
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The consequents of a certain ethical temper. --J. H.
Newman.
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4. Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as,
to keep one's temper.
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To fall with dignity, with temper rise. --Pope.
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Restore yourselves to your tempers, fathers. --B.
Jonson.
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5. Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger;
-- in a reproachful sense. [Colloq.]
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6. The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to
its hardness, produced by some process of heating or
cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel.
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7. Middle state or course; mean; medium. [R.]
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The perfect lawgiver is a just temper between the
mere man of theory, who can see nothing but general
principles, and the mere man of business, who can
see nothing but particular circumstances.
--Macaulay.
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8. (Sugar Works) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed
in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.
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Temper screw, in deep well boring, an adjusting screw
connecting the working beam with the rope carrying the
tools, for lowering the tools as the drilling progresses.
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Syn: Disposition; temperament; frame; humor; mood. See
Disposition.
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Temper (gcide) | Temper \Tem"per\, v. i.
1. To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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2. To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to
grow soft and pliable.
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I have him already tempering between my finger and
my thumb, and shortly will I seal with him. --Shak.
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temper (wn) | temper
n 1: a sudden outburst of anger; "his temper sparked like damp
firewood" [syn: pique, temper, irritation]
2: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of
feeling; "whether he praised or cursed me depended on his
temper at the time"; "he was in a bad humor" [syn: temper,
mood, humor, humour]
3: a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was
well known to all his employees" [syn: temper,
biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness,
snappishness, surliness]
4: the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to
absorb considerable energy before cracking [syn: temper,
toughness]
v 1: bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a
process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass"
[syn: anneal, temper, normalize]
2: harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel" [syn:
temper, harden]
3: adjust the pitch (of pianos)
4: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding
something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism" [syn:
temper, season, mollify]
5: restrain [syn: chasten, moderate, temper] |
| podobné slovo | definícia |
eventempered (mass) | even-tempered
- pokojný |
temper (mass) | temper
- temperament, nálada, prchkosť, vznetlivosť, kaliť, temperovať,
zmierniť, karhať |
temperate (mass) | temperate
- teplotný |
temperateness (mass) | temperateness
- dobré počasie, slnečné počasie, sebakontrola, sebaovládanie |
temperature (mass) | temperature
- teplota |
standard temperature and pressure (msas) | standard temperature and pressure
- s.t.p. |
temperament (msas) | temperament
- temper |
temperovať (msas) | temperovať
- temper |
standard temperature and pressure (msasasci) | standard temperature and pressure
- s.t.p. |
temperament (msasasci) | temperament
- temper |
temperovat (msasasci) | temperovat
- temper |
bad temper (encz) | bad temper,špatná nálada n: luke |
bad-tempered (encz) | bad-tempered,špatně naladěn luke |
body temperature (encz) | body temperature,tělesná teplota n: [bio.] Ivan Masárbody temperature,teplota tělesa n: [fyz.] Ivan Masár |
curie temperature (encz) | Curie temperature, |
distemper (encz) | distemper,psí nemoc Zdeněk Broždistemper,psinka n: Zdeněk Brož |
distempered (encz) | distempered,churavý adj: Zdeněk Broždistempered,nemocný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
equal temperament (encz) | equal temperament, n: |
equine distemper (encz) | equine distemper, n: |
even-tempered (encz) | even-tempered,klidný adj: Zdeněk Broževen-tempered,vyrovnaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
good temper (encz) | good temper, n: |
good-tempered (encz) | good-tempered,veselé nálady Zdeněk Brožgood-tempered,vyrovnaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
good-temperedness (encz) | good-temperedness, n: |
high temperature (encz) | high temperature, n: |
hold your temper (encz) | hold your temper, |
hot tempered (encz) | hot tempered, |
hot-tempered (encz) | hot-tempered,prudký adj: Zdeněk Brožhot-tempered,vznětlivý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
ill temper (encz) | ill temper, n: |
ill-tempered (encz) | ill-tempered,mrzutý Nijelill-tempered,nevrlý Nijel |
intemperance (encz) | intemperance,nestřídmost n: Zdeněk Brožintemperance,neukázněnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
intemperate (encz) | intemperate,nestřídmý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
intemperately (encz) | intemperately, |
intemperateness (encz) | intemperateness, n: |
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