templado

Templado is a Spanish adjective and past participle derived from templar, meaning to temper or to moderate. The core sense is that something has undergone a thermal or chemical treatment to achieve a more stable, controlled condition, or is described as moderate in degree or temperature.

In meteorology and everyday speech, templado describes a climate or weather with mild temperatures and no extremes. Phrases such as clima templado, tiempo templado or temperatura templada are common to convey a mild, moderate climate or ambiance.

In materials science and industry, templado refers to treatments that increase strength, toughness, or stability. Vidrio templado, or tempered glass, is produced by heating glass to a high temperature and then cooling it rapidly, creating compressive stresses that improve strength and safety. The related process of tempering metals adjusts hardness and brittleness through controlled heating and cooling; metal that has been templado is described as tempered, balancing hardness and toughness.

Outside formal contexts, templado can describe temperature or ambiance that is neither hot nor cold, such as agua templada (lukewarm water) or un ambiente templado (a temperate or mild setting). The term is widely used in Spanish to convey moderation, whether in climate, materials, or general conditions.