"tempering" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: temperings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tempering (plural temperings)
  1. The act by which something is tempered.
    Sense id: en-tempering-en-noun-bwrW436M
  2. (pottery, architecture) A non-plastic material, such as sand, added to clay to prevent shrinkage and cracking during drying or firing; temper. Categories (topical): Architecture, Ceramics
    Sense id: en-tempering-en-noun-XoqvYcIa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 76 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 65 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 83 9 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: annealing

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tempering
  1. present participle and gerund of temper Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: temper
    Sense id: en-tempering-en-verb-bsKfxMv9

Inflected forms

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