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n.
The quality or state of being temperate; moderateness; temperance.
v. t.
Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.
v. t.
Condition with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
a.
Having power to temper.
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Of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional.
n.
Temperance.
a.
Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such) a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.
v. t.
Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate climate.
n.
The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to its hardness, produced by some process of heating or cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel.
v. t.
To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.
v. t.
Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as, temperate language.
n.
One who, or that which, tempers; specifically, a machine in which lime, cement, stone, etc., are mixed with water.
adv.
In a temperate manner.
v. t.
Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth; specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in respect to using intoxicating liquors.
v. t.
The peculiar physical and mental character of an individual, in olden times erroneously supposed to be due to individual variation in the relations and proportions of the constituent parts of the body, especially of the fluids, as the bile, blood, lymph, etc. Hence the phrases, bilious or choleric temperament, sanguine temperament, etc., implying a predominance of one of these fluids and a corresponding influence on the temperament.
n.
Condition with respect to heat or cold, especially as indicated by the sensation produced, or by the thermometer or pyrometer; degree of heat or cold; as, the temperature of the air; high temperature; low temperature; temperature of freezing or of boiling.
v. t.
The act of tempering or modifying; adjustment, as of clashing rules, interests, passions, or the like; also, the means by which such adjustment is effected.
a.
Capable of being tempered.
v. t.
Proceeding from temperance.
v. t.
State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.
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