Look up: tempered

1. tempered
   [adj] - made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment 2. [adj] - adjusted or attuned by adding a counterbalancing element
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2. Tempered
   Strengthened. Tempered glass will not shatter nor create shards, but will 'pelletize' like an automobile window. Required in tub and shower enclosures, entry door glass, sidelight glass and in windows where the window sill is less than 16' to the floor.
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3. Tempered
   Tem'pered adjective Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good- tempered or bad- tempered man; a well- tempered sword.
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4. Tempered
   • (imp. & p. p.) of Temper • (a.) Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.
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5. tempered
   temper, tempered, tempering, tempers, temperable 1. To modify by the addition of a moderating element; moderate: 'temper its doctrinaire logic with a little practical wisdom' (Robert H. Jackson)2. To bring to a desired consistency, texture, hardness, or other physical condition by or as if by blendi...
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6. Tempered
   - Strengthened. Tempered glass will not shatter nor create shards, but will 'pelletize' like an automobile window. Required in tub and shower enclosures and locations, entry door glass and sidelight glass, and in a windows when the window sill is less than 16' to the floor.
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