transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtempərɪt ]
adj. 1 avoiding excess; self-restrained. 2 moderate. 3 (of a region or climate) characterized by mild temperatures. 4 abstemious. øtemperate zone the belt of the earth between the frigid and the torrid zones. øøtemperately adv. temperateness n. [ME f. L temperatus past part. of temperare: see TEMPER]