Temper
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Temperare (to mix correctly) is the Latin origin of words like "temperature" and "tempering"; it and "tempo" come, in turn, from tempus (time or season). Thus, the word "temper" can refer (at least informally) to any time- and temperature-sensitive process (as for chocolate tempering or tempered glass), a material's thermo-mechanical history (including cold work and cryogenic hardening), or even its composition.
Temper may mean:
- Temper-3D, CAD program for calculating temperature in any 3D objects
- Tempering, in metallurgy, a heat treatment technique for metals and alloys; also a method for producing toughened glass
- Tempering, in cooking, refers to the frying of spices (particularly in the cuisines of South Asia) to release their aroma; called chaunk in Hindi
- In music, temper describes the method used to tune an instrument to produce a pleasing sound
- The Well-Tempered Clavier is a composition by Bach making use of well tempered tuning
- Tempered representation in mathematics
- Temperament, in psychology, the general nature of an individual's personality
- Tempering, in chocolate manufacture, a method of increasing the shine and durability of chocolate couverture
- A display of anger
- Temper (band), an American dance music group
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