tem ‧ pe ‧ ra /ˈtempərə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: 'temper' , from Latin temperare ; ⇨ ↑ temper 2 ]
a type of paint in which the colour is mixed with a thick liquid
tem ‧ pe ‧ ra /ˈtempərə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Italian ; Origin: 'temper' , from Latin temperare ; ⇨ ↑ temper 2 ]
a type of paint in which the colour is mixed with a thick liquid
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012