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  • English Word Telotrochae Definition of Telotrocha
  • English Word Telotrochal Definition Alt. of Telotrochous
  • English Word Telotrochous Definition Having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilla; -- applied to the larvae of certain annelids.
  • English Word Telotype Definition An electric telegraph which prints the messages in letters and not in signs.
  • English Word Telpher Definition A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.
  • English Word Telpherage Definition The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of electricity.
  • English Word Telson Definition The terminal joint or movable piece at the end of the abdomen of Crustacea and other articulates. See Thoracostraca.
  • English Word Telsons Definition of Telson
  • English Word Telugu Definition A Darvidian language spoken in the northern parts of the Madras presidency. In extent of use it is the next language after Hindustani (in its various forms) and Bengali.
  • English Word Telugu Definition One of the people speaking the Telugu language.
  • English Word Telugu Definition Of or pertaining to the Telugu language, or the Telugus.
  • English Word Temerarious Definition Unreasonably adventurous; despising danger; rash; headstrong; audacious; reckless; heedless.
  • English Word Temeration Definition Temerity.
  • English Word Temerity Definition Unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness; rashness; as, the temerity of a commander in war.
  • English Word Temerous Definition Temerarious.
  • English Word Tempean Definition Of or pertaining to Temple, a valley in Thessaly, celebrated by Greek poets on account of its beautiful scenery; resembling Temple; hence, beautiful; delightful; charming.
  • English Word Temper Definition To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage; to soothe; to calm.
  • English Word Temper Definition To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.
  • English Word Temper Definition To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to temper iron or steel.
  • English Word Temper Definition To govern; to manage.
  • English Word Temper Definition To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.
  • English Word Temper Definition To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual scale, or to that in actual use.
  • English Word Temper Definition The state of any compound substance which results from the mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar.
  • English Word Temper Definition Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood, choler, phlegm, and melancholy.
  • English Word Temper Definition Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind, particularly with regard to the passions and affections; as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper.
  • English Word Temper Definition Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as, to keep one's temper.
  • English Word Temper Definition Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger; -- in a reproachful sense.
  • English Word Temper Definition The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel.
  • English Word Temper Definition Middle state or course; mean; medium.
  • English Word Temper Definition Milk of lime, or other substance, employed in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.