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temperate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | moderate |
temperate in his response to criticism.
temperate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | temperateness |
temperate in his habits.
a temperate response to an insult.
temperate in his eating and drinking.
temperate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | temperateness |
a temperate region.
the temperate zones.
temperate plants.
Examples of temperate
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Part of this is due to the shallow soil of the surrounding temperate rainforest.
From the smh.com.au
They compared these measurements with the BMRs of 59 species of temperate birds.
From the sciencedaily.com
Spring and Fall are gloriously verdant and the summers are breezy and temperate.
From the time.com
But with a few exceptions, expectations for the Nats last season were temperate.
From the washingtonpost.com
In temperate regions such as the UK, mosquitoes feed roughly once every 3 weeks.
From the guardian.co.uk
We leave the warm cocoon of the temperate houses and head back into the gardens.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
The species can not enduring the bad winter, from temperate continental climate.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The very large, decorative flowers can also be grown outside in temperate areas.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Qingdao attracts many tourists due to its seaside setting and temperate weather.
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- (of weather or climate) free from extremes; mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperate region"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants"
- Not extreme in behavior; "temperate in his habits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in his eating and drinking"
- (temperately) with restraint; "he used the privileges of his office temperately"
- (temperately) abstemiously: in a sparing manner; without overindulgence; "he ate and drank abstemiously"; "indulged temperately in cocktails"
- (temperateness) fair weather: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities
- (temperateness) self-restraint: exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective temperateness in debate"
- In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold. ...
- In virology, temperate refers to the ability of some bacteriophages (notably coliphage u03BB) to display a lysogenic life cycle. Many (but not all) temperate phages can integrate their genomes into their host bacterium's chromosome, together becoming a lysogen as the phage genome becomes a prophage...
- (temperately) In a thoughtfully measured or regulated manner, eschewing extremes
