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src: wikipedia
- Definition
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- temper :a sudden outburst of anger
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
- temper :bring to a desired consistency, texture, or hardness by a process of gradually heating and cooling
- temper :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
- temper :harden by reheating and cooling in oil
- temper :a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger
- his temper was well known to all his employees
- temper :make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else
- she tempered her criticism
- temper :adjust the pitch (of pianos)
- temper :the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before cracking