transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtem-p(ə-)rət ]
adjective
Etymology: Middle English temperat, from Latin temperatus, from past participle of temperare
Date: 14th century
1. : marked by moderation: as
a. : keeping or held within limits : not extreme or excessive : mild
b. : moderate in indulgence of appetite or desire
c. : moderate in the use of alcoholic beverages
d. : marked by an absence or avoidance of extravagance, violence, or extreme partisanship
2.
a. : having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
b. : found in or associated with a moderate climate
temperate insects
3. : existing as a prophage in infected cells and rarely causing lysis
temperate bacteriophages
• tem·per·ate·ly adverb
• tem·per·ate·ness noun