"tempered" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: en-us-tempered.ogg [US]
Etymology: From Middle English tempred, itempered, ytempred, ytemprid, from Old English ġetemprod (“tempered, moderate, goverened, cured”), past participle of Old English ġetemprian (“to temper, moderate, govern, cure”), equivalent to temper + -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tempred}} Middle English tempred, {{m|enm|itempered}} itempered, {{m|enm|ytempred}} ytempred, {{m|enm|ytemprid}} ytemprid, {{inh|en|ang|ġetemprod|t=tempered, moderate, goverened, cured}} Old English ġetemprod (“tempered, moderate, goverened, cured”), {{der|en|ang|ġetemprian|t=to temper, moderate, govern, cure}} Old English ġetemprian (“to temper, moderate, govern, cure”), {{af|en|temper|-ed}} temper + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} tempered (not comparable)
  1. (in combination) Having a specified disposition or temper. Tags: in-compounds, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tempered-en-adj-nJYc2EjX
  2. Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tempered-en-adj-frc3X2eL
  3. Pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass. Tags: not-comparable Translations (pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass): templado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tempered-en-adj-RQKsQJMK Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass': 1 4 91 1 3
  4. Moderated or balanced by other considerations. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-tempered-en-adj-oS1QIDEI
  5. (music) Pertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-tempered-en-adj-PSTAigMM Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb [English]

Audio: en-us-tempered.ogg [US]
Etymology: Partly from Middle English temperd, temprede, from Old English temprode, first and third person singular preterit of Old English temprian; and partly from Middle English tempred, i-tempred, from Old English ġetemprod. Equivalent to temper + -ed. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|temperd}} Middle English temperd, {{m|enm|temprede}} temprede, {{inh|en|ang|temprode}} Old English temprode, {{der|en|ang|temprian}} Old English temprian, {{inh|en|enm|tempred}} Middle English tempred, {{m|enm|i-tempred}} i-tempred, {{inh|en|ang|ġetemprod}} Old English ġetemprod, {{af|en|temper|-ed}} temper + -ed Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tempered
  1. simple past and past participle of temper Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: temper
    Sense id: en-tempered-en-verb-exI0q2q2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ed Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 14 8 15 22 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ed: 5 12 6 12 19 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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