Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tempering

/tˈɛmpɚɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables: tem-per-ing
IPA: /tˈɛmpɚɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of temper

noun

The act by which something is tempered.

noun

A non-plastic material, such as sand, added to clay to prevent shrinkage and cracking during drying or firing; temper.

Example Sentences

"Caron has, in fact, discovered this very curious circumstance, that a bar of steel becomes shorter under successive temperings, while it increases in size, laterally, in such a manner, that there actually is an increase of volume."
"Clay and tempering were packed around the pole together with plenty of water[.]"

Inflected Forms

temperings (plural)

Derived Forms

nontempering

Frequently Paired Words

annealing

Synonyms

annealing

Questions

How do you pronounce tempering?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɛmpɚɪŋ/.
What does tempering mean?: present participle and gerund of temper

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