Definitions
1.adjective(in combination) Having a specified disposition or temper.
2.adjectivePertaining to the metallurgical process for finishing metals.
3.adjectivePertaining to the industrial process for toughening glass, or to such toughened glass.
4.adjectiveModerated or balanced by other considerations.
5.adjectivePertaining to the well-tempered scale, where the twelve notes per octave of the standard keyboard are tuned in such a way that it is possible to play music in any major or minor key and it will not sound perceptibly out of tune.