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tempera

/ˈtɛmpəɹə/

tempera noun: a paint in which the pigments are suspended in a water-soluble emulsion, such as of egg yolk or gelatine, which hardens and becomes insoluble on exposure to air.

Noun

tempera (countable and uncountable, plural temperas)

  1. (uncountable) A paint in which the pigments are suspended in a water-soluble emulsion, such as of egg yolk or gelatine, which hardens and becomes insoluble on exposure to air.
  2. (uncountable) The artistic technique of painting in this medium.
  3. (countable) A painting done in this medium.

tempera meaning in Tamil

tempera in Tamil

பதவண்ணம்

Forms of tempera

pluraltemperas

Origin of tempera

Borrowed from Italian tempera.

Words formed from tempera

Questions about tempera

What does tempera mean?
Tempera means a paint in which the pigments are suspended in a water-soluble emulsion, such as of egg yolk or gelatine, which hardens and becomes insoluble on exposure to air.
What is tempera in Tamil?
Tempera in Tamil is பதவண்ணம். See Tempera meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tempera?
Tempera is a noun.
How do you pronounce tempera?
Tempera is pronounced /ˈtɛmpəɹə/.
What is the plural of tempera?
The plural of tempera is temperas.

Words near tempera in the dictionary

  1. temper tantrum
  2. temper tantrums
  3. temper temper
  4. temper'd
  5. temper-tantrumy
  6. tempera
  7. tempera grassa
  8. temperability
  9. temperable
  10. temperament
  11. temperamental

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tempera (page history and authors); tempera (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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