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Antonyms for tempering

Grammar : Verb
Spell : tem-per
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛm pər

Definition of tempering

Origin :
  • late 14c., "due proportion of elements or qualities," from temper (v.). The sense of "characteristic state of mind" is first recorded 1590s; that of "calm state of mind" in c.1600; and that of "angry state of mind" (for bad temper) in 1828. Meaning "degree of hardness and resiliency in steel" is from late 15c.
  • verb calm, moderate
  • verb harden
Example sentences :
  • The crooked knives he makes, too, from old files, shaping and tempering them.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • The tempering of tools is a very important factor in their efficiency.
  • Extract from : « Wood-Carving » by George Jack
  • The furnace should be connected with pyrometers and tempering tank with a thermometer.
  • Extract from : « The Working of Steel » by Fred H. Colvin
  • The process of tempering the gun-tubes was also witnessed by the Board.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 » by Various
  • He looked upon his duty as that of restraining and tempering Elwood's impulsiveness.
  • Extract from : « Adrift in the Wilds » by Edward S. Ellis
  • There is a proverb which talks about God "tempering the wind to the shorn lamb."
  • Extract from : « Talks To Farmers » by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
  • The following mode of tempering them is practised at Neustadt.
  • Extract from : « A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines » by Andrew Ure
  • The hardening and tempering of the punch is of 117 importance.
  • Extract from : « The Silversmith's Handbook » by George E. Gee
  • It is the same in old processes such as the tempering of a sword.
  • Extract from : « Chats on Old Sheffield Plate » by Arthur Hayden
  • This is as it were a tempering of the awful wrath of God upon Cain.
  • Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. I » by Martin Luther

Synonyms for tempering

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