Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the power or quality of tempering.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Having power to temper.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Having the power to
temper something.
Etymologies
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Compare Latin temperativus soothing.
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Examples
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It will utilize energy-saving coolers that use the outside temperative for cooling, and the servers all have low-energy components.
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It will utilize energy-saving coolers that use the outside temperative for cooling, and the servers all have low-energy components.
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