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- [tem-per-uh]
- /ˈtɛm pər ə/
- /ˈtem.pər.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tem-per-uh]
- /ˈtɛm pər ə/
Definitions of tempera word
- noun tempera a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate. 1
- noun tempera a painting executed in this technique. 1
- noun tempera a water paint used in this technique in which the egg-water or egg-oil emulsion is used as a binder. Compare distemper2 (defs 1, 2). 1
- noun tempera art: egg-based paint 1
- noun tempera art: use of egg-based paint 1
- noun tempera a painting medium for powdered pigments, consisting usually of egg yolk and water 0
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Origin of tempera
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < Italian, short for (pingere a) tempera (painting in) distemper, derivative of temperare to mingle, temper; see temper
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Parts of speech for Tempera
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tempera popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tempera usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tempera
noun tempera
- acrylic — Acrylic material is artificial and is manufactured by a chemical process.
- chroma — the attribute of a colour that enables an observer to judge how much chromatic colour it contains irrespective of achromatic colour present
- greasepaint — an oily mixture of melted tallow or grease and a pigment, used by actors, clowns, etc., for making up their faces.
- latex — a milky liquid in certain plants, as milkweeds, euphorbias, poppies, or the plants yielding India rubber, that coagulates on exposure to air.
- latices — a plural of latex.
Top questions with tempera
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- which is the usual binder in tempera painting?
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