CONTEMPERATIONS

Noun

contemperations

plural of contemperation

Source: Wiktionary


CONTEMPERATION

Con*tem`per*a"tion, n.

1. The act of tempering or moderating. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

2. Proportionate mixture or combination. "Contemperation of light and shade." Boyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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