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temper color

noun Metallurgy.

any of the colors appearing on the surface of clean, unoxidized steel heated in air, from pale yellow at the coolest to dark blue at the hottest: used as an approximate indication of temperature.

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Words nearby temper color

temperature, temperature gradient, temperature-humidity index, temperature inversion, temperature spot, temper color, tempered, temper tantrum, tempest, tempest in a teapot, tempest-tossed
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