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Definition of Temperate

Temperate
Temperate Tem"per*ate, v. t. To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper. [Obs.] It inflames temperance, and temperates wrath. --Marston.
Temperate
Temperate Tem"per*ate, a. [L. temperatus, p. p. of temperare. See Temper, v. t.] 1. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate. 2. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language. She is not hot, but temperate as the morn. --Shak. That sober freedom out of which there springs Our loyal passion for our temperate kings. --Tennyson. 3. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking. Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. --Franklin. 4. Proceeding from temperance. [R.] The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air. --Pope. Temperate zone (Geog.), that part of the earth which lies between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle; -- so called because the heat is less than in the torrid zone, and the cold less than in the frigid zones. Syn: Abstemious; sober; calm; cool; sedate.

Meaning of Temperate from wikipedia

- In geography, the temperate or tepid climates of Earth occur in the middle latitudes, which span between the tropics and the polar regions of Earth. These...
- A temperate forest is a forest found between the tropical and boreal regions, located in the temperate zone. It is within the second largest biome on the...
- Temperate rainforests are coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rainfall. Temperate rain forests occur in...
- Forestry Society Silviculture Subalpine forest Taiga Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests Temperate coniferous forests Tree Tree allometry Tree farm Tropical...
- being increased by the clear skies. Cold deserts, sometimes known as temperate deserts, occur at higher latitudes than hot deserts, and the aridity is...
- humidity, owing to their inland location and relatively high elevation. Temperate oceanic climates, also known as "marine mild winter" climates (themselves)...
- IPA: [stʲepʲ]) is an ecoregion, in the montane gr****lands and shrublands and temperate gr****lands, savannas and shrublands biomes, characterized by gr****land...
- Temperate broadleaf and mixed forest is a temperate climate terrestrial habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature, with broadleaf tree ecoregions...
- temperature patterns. The five main groups are A (tropical), B (dry), C (temperate), D (continental), and E (polar). Each group and subgroup is represented...
- The members of the family Percichthyidae are known as the temperate perches. They belong to the order Perciformes, the perch-like fishes. The name Percichthyidae...
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