a person's state of mind seen in terms of their being angry or calm
he rushed out in a very bad temper
the degree of hardness and elasticity in steel or other metal
the blade rapidly heats up and the metal loses its temper
improve the hardness and elasticity of (steel or other metal) by reheating and then cooling it
the way a smith would temper a sword
tempered steel pins
tune (a piano or other instrument) so as to adjust the note intervals correctly