temple
Definitions of temple
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hardening something by heat treatmentsynonyms: atemperación, mitigación, suavización, templadotype of:endurecimientothe act of making something harder (firmer or tighter or more compact)
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(music) calibrating something (an instrument or electronic circuit) to a standard frequencysynonyms: afinación, puesta a punto, sintonización, sintonizado, sintoníatype of:calibración, calibrajethe act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument
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pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk
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the courage to carry on
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the elasticity and hardness of a metal object; its ability to absorb considerable energy before crackingtype of:elasticidadthe tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed
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a temporary psychological statesynonyms: disposición, estado de ánimo, talante, tesituratype of:estado temporala state that continues for a limited timeestado mental, estado psicológico(psychology) a mental condition in which the qualities of a state are relatively constant even though the state itself may be dynamic
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the prevailing psychological statesynonyms: opinióntype of:circunstancias, condiciones, condición, estado, estatus, situación, statusa state at a particular time
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