tempera

ˈtɛmpərə

Definition

Definition of tempera - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

studio medium

TECH.

paint with pigments in water-soluble emulsion

TECH.

The artist used tempera for vibrant colors.

emulsion

paint

pigment

panel artwork

TECH.

painting made with pigment mixed in egg yolk on board

TECH.

The museum displayed a tempera from the 15th century.

distemper

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paint with pigments in water-soluble emulsion

Expressions with tempera

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egg tempera

painting technique using egg yolk and pigments

Egg tempera was popular in medieval art.

Origin of tempera

Italian, temperare (to mix)

Examples of tempera in a sentence

She prefers tempera for detailed work.
Artists often choose tempera for its vibrant colors.
Tempera requires a precise technique for proper application.

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French:tempera, peinture à la tempera, ...
German:Tempera, ...
Italian:tempera, ...
Spanish:temple, ...
Portuguese:têmpera, ...
Chinese:蛋彩画, ...
Japanese:テンペラ, テンペラ画, ...
Arabic:تِمْبِرَا, رَسْم بِالْبَيْض, ...
Hebrew:טֶמְפֶּרָה, צִיּוּר טֶמְפֶּרָה, ...
Russian:темпера, темперная живопись, ...
Ukrainian:темпера, темперний живопис, ...
Hindi:टेम्परा, टेम्परा पेंटिंग, ...
Bengali:টেম্পেরা, ...
Catalan:tempera, tremp, ...
Czech:tempera, desková tempera, ...
Danish:tempera, ...
Dutch:tempera, tempera schilderij, ...
Greek:τέμπερα, ζωγραφική τέμπερας, ...
Hungarian:tempera, temperakép, ...
Khmer:ថ្នាំពណ៌តេមពែរ៉ា, គំនូរពណ៌លាយស៊ុតក្រហម, ...
Korean:템페라, 템페라화, ...
Persian:رنگ تمپرا, نقاشی تمپرا, ...
Polish:tempera, ...
Portuguese (BR):têmpera, ...
Romanian:tempera, pictură tempera, ...
Swedish:tempera, ...
Thai:สีเทมเพอรา, ภาพเทมเพอรา, ...
Turkish:tempera, tempera resmi, ...
Vietnamese:sơn tempera, bức tranh tempera, ...

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