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« Define temperanceDefinetemperately »Go to Dictionary DefinitionGo to User ContributedDictionaryGo to Extensive DefinitionGo to Synonyms, Antonyms and RelatedWordsDictionary Definitiontemperate adj1 (of weather or climate) free from extremes;mild; or characteristic of such weather or climate; "a temperateregion"; "the temperate zones"; "temperate plants" [ant: intemperate]2 not extreme in behavior; "temperate in hishabits"; "a temperate response to an insult"; "temperate in hiseating and drinking" [ant: intemperate]3 not extreme; "a moderate penalty"; "temperatein his response to criticism" [syn: moderate]User ContributedDictionaryEnglishEtymologytemperatus, past participleof temperare. SeeTemper.PronunciationAdjectivetemperateModerate; notexcessive; as,temperate heat; a temperate climate.Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.She is not hot, but temperate as the morn. ShakespeareThat sober freedom out of which there springs Our loyal passionfor our temperate kings. Tennyson.Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites orpassions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy. Franklin.Proceeding from temperance.The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air. Pope.Derived termstemperatezone, that part of the earth which lies between either tropicand the corresponding polar circle; -- so called because the heatis less than in the torrid zone,and the cold less than in the frigidzones.SynonymsTranslationsmoderate; not excessive heat, climateFinnish: kohtuullinen, hillittyHungarian: mértéktartóproceeding from temperanceChinese: 溫和的References1913}}ItalianVerbtemperateExtensive DefinitionIn geography, temperate latitudes of the globe liebetween the tropics andthe polarcircles. The changes in these regions between summer and winterare generally mild, rather than extreme hot or cold. However, atemperate climate can have very unpredictable weather. In regionstraditionally considered tropical, localities at high altitudes(e.g. parts of the Andes) may have atemperate climate. The north temperate zone extends from theTropic ofCancer (at about 23.5 degrees north latitude) to the ArcticCircle (at approximately 66.6 degrees north latitude). Thesouth temperate zone extends from the Tropicof Capricorn (at approximately 23.5 degrees south latitude,) tothe AntarcticCircle (at approximately 66.5 degrees south latitude.)Within these borders there are many climatetypes, which are generally grouped into two categories: maritimeand continental.The maritime climate is affected by the oceans,which help to sustain somewhat stable temperatures throughout theyear. In temperate zones the prevailing winds are from the west,thus the western edge of temperate continents most commonlyexperience this maritime climate. Such regions include WesternEurope, and western NorthAmerica at latitudes between 40° and 60° north (65°N inEurope).The continental climate is usually situatedinland, with warmer summers and colder winters. Heat loss andreception are aided by extensive land mass. In NorthAmerica, the RockyMountains act as a climate barrier to the maritime air blowingfrom the west, creating a continental climate to the east. InEurope, the maritime climate is able to stabilize inlandtemperature, because the major mountain range - the Alps - is orientedeast-west (the area east of the long Scandinavianmountain range is an exception).The majority of the world's human populationresides in temperate zones, especially in the northern hemispherebecause of the mass of land.For the history of the term, see geographicalzoneSee alsoMiddlelatitudesHabitat(ecology)SubtropicalGeographicalzonetemperate in Danish: Tempereret klimatemperate in German: Gemäßigte Zonetemperate in Estonian: Parasvöödetemperate in Spanish: Clima templadotemperate in Esperanto: Modera klimatotemperate in Basque: Klima epelatemperate in French: Climat tempérétemperate in Galician: Clima temperadotemperate in Korean: 온대 기후temperate in Croatian: Umjereni pojastemperate in Icelandic: Tempraða beltitemperate in Italian: Clima temperatotemperate in Hebrew: אקלים ממוזגtemperate in Lithuanian: Vidutinių platumųklimatastemperate in Malay (macrolanguage): Iklimsederhanatemperate in Dutch: Gematigd klimaattemperate in Japanese: 温帯temperate in Norwegian: Temperert klimatemperate in Norwegian Nynorsk: Temperertklimatemperate in Polish: Klimat umiarkowanytemperate in Portuguese: Clima temperadotemperate in Romanian: Zonă temperatătemperate in Russian: Умеренный климатtemperate in Simple English: Temperatetemperate in Finnish: Lauhkea vyöhyketemperate in Swedish: Tempererat klimattemperate in Vietnamese: Ôn đớitemperate in Walloon: Mitan froed payistemperate in Chinese: 温带Synonyms, Antonyms and RelatedWordsabstemious, abstentious, abstinent, aestival, ascetic, austere, bland, blood-hot, blood-warm,bracing, calid, calm, celibate, chaste, checked, chill, chilly, cold sober, composed, constant, continent, controlled, cool, coolish, curbed, disciplined, discreet, dispassionate, equable, equatorial, even, even-tempered, forbearing, fresh, frugal, genial, gentle, grave, imperturbable, indulgent, invigorating, judicious, luke, lukewarm, measured, mild, mild as milk, moderate, modest, nonviolent, pacifistic, peaceable, peaceful, prudent, puritanical, quiet, rational, reasonable, regulated, restrained, room-temperature,sane, sedate, self-denying,self-indulgent, self-possessed, self-restrained, sensible, serene, serious, sober, sober-minded, sobersided, soft, solemn, sparing, stable, staid, steady, stimulating, stinting, subtropical, summery, sunny, sunshiny, tame, teetotal, tepid, thermal, thermic, toasty, tranquil, tropical, undrunk, undrunken, unexcessive, unexcited, unextreme, unfrozen, unimpassioned, uninebriate, uninebrious, unintoxicated, unperturbed, unruffled, untipsy, warm, warm as toast, warmish

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