tempered
adjectiveHaving a specified temper or disposition. Often used in combination.
adjectiveAdjusted or attuned by the addition of a counterbalancing element; moderated or measured.
adjectiveMade appropriately hard or flexible by tempering.
adjectiveHaving the requisite degree of hardness or elasticity. Used of glass or a metal.
adjectiveTuned to temperament. Used of a scale, an interval, a semitone, or intonation.
Having a certain temper or disposition; disposed: often used in composition: as, a good-tempered man.
In music, noting an instrument, scale, or interval that is tuned in accordance with some other temperament than just or pure temperament, specifically one tuned in equal temperament. See
Brought to a proper temper; ; having (such) a temper; — chiefly used in composition
adjectiveOf one’s
Pertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.