A homophone is a word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning and/or spelling. âFlowerâ and âflourâ are homophones because they are pronounced the same but you certainly canât bake a cake using daffodils. Continue reading... More Choose your Words.
Corrosionpedia explains Tempering. Tempering is a technique that involves the use of heat to strengthen metals. This can be applied to almost all forms of ferrous alloys like cast iron and steel. With this process, these metals could achieve higher levels of toughness through the reduction of hardness.
Temper: Defines the pliability or softness of the leather. 1  FIRM: Leather that has hard and rigid characteristics. 2  REGULAR: Leather is slightly firm and having no rigid qualities. 3  MELLOW: This type of leather is very limber and pliant.  SOFT: Leather that is extremely flexible and pliant.