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tempering |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb temper Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb temper Entailment of verb temper Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb temper 5 senses of temper Sense 1 anneal, temper => toughen Sense 2 temper, harden => modify Sense 3 temper => adjust set Sense 4 temper, season => weaken Sense 5 chasten, moderate, temper => change, alter Familiarity of verb temper temper used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb temper Sense 1 anneal, temper => toughen -------------- Sense 2 temper, harden => modify -------------- Sense 3 temper => adjust set -------------- Sense 4 temper, season => weaken -------------- Sense 5 chasten, moderate, temper => change, alter -------------- Grep of noun tempering tempering Overview of noun tempering The noun tempering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. annealing, tempering -- (hardening something by heat treatment) Overview of verb temper The verb temper has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. anneal, temper -- (anneal or toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass") 2. temper, harden -- (harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel") 3. temper -- (adjust the pitch (of pianos)) 4. temper, season -- (make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism") 5. chasten, moderate, temper -- (restrain or temper) Overview of adj tempering The adj tempering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tempering -- (moderating by making more temperate) Antonyms of adj tempering 1 sense of tempering Sense 1 tempering INDIRECT (VIA moderating) -> intensifying Similarity of adj tempering 1 sense of tempering Sense 1 tempering => moderating (vs. intensifying) Attributes of adj tempering Familiarity of adj tempering tempering used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj tempering tempering Overview of noun tempering The noun tempering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. annealing, tempering -- (hardening something by heat treatment) Overview of verb temper The verb temper has 5 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. anneal, temper -- (anneal or toughen by a process of gradually heating and cooling; "temper glass") 2. temper, harden -- (harden by reheating and cooling in oil; "temper steel") 3. temper -- (adjust the pitch (of pianos)) 4. temper, season -- (make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism") 5. chasten, moderate, temper -- (restrain or temper) Overview of adj tempering The adj tempering has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. tempering -- (moderating by making more temperate)
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