Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being tempered.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being tempered.
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- adjective Capable of being tempered.
Etymologies
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temper + -able
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Examples
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Only the medium and high carbon steel; are temperable.
Chapter 8 1982
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Mention such factors as the unavailability of temperable steel stock (other than leaf springs) and the time and heat required to draw out leaf springs.
Chapter 10 1982
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