untempered
pronunciation
How to pronounce untempered in British English:
UK ['ʌn'tempəd]
How to pronounce untempered in American English:
US [ʌn'tempəd]
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- Adjective:
- not brought to a proper consistency or hardness
- not tempered
- extravagant or extreme
Word Origin
- untempered (adj.)
- mid-15c., "not properly mixed, undiluted," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of temper (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ongetempert, Middle High German ungetempert. Earlier as "unrestrained" (late 14c.), also, of a musical instrument, "not properly tuned;" meaning "unhardened" is from 1820.
Example
- 1. Overheating can result in over tempered martensite ( OTM ) or untempered martensite ( UTM ) formations in the base metal .
- 2. The influence of heating temperature , forging-ending temperature and cooling speed on the mechanical properties of untempered 45V steel is investigated .
- 3. Application of untempered steel in construction machinery
- 4. The heated temperature , the final forging temperature and the cooling speed are the important factors which influence the performance of untempered steel .