tempŏrālis, e, adj. [tempus].
I In gen., of or belonging to time , lasting but for a time , temporary , temporal (mostly postAug.): causa, Sen. Q. N. 7, 23, 1: laudes, Tac. Agr. 46: πάθος temporale esse, Quint. 6, 2, 10: concessio, Dig. 29, 1, 1: exsilium, ib. 47, 10, 95: ARAE, erected for the occasion , Inscr. ap. Marin. Fratr. Arv. 43, 16; opp. perpetuum, Lact. 2, 8, 68; 7, 4, 12.—
B In partic., in gram.: temporale verbum, denoting time , Varr. L. L. 9, § 108 Müll.: nomen (as annus, mensis), Prisc. p. 581 P.: adverbia (e.g. pridem, nunc, modo), id. p. 1017 ib.—
II Of or belonging to the temples of the head: venae, the temporal veins , Veg. Vet. 2, 11; 2, 16.—Adv.: tempŏrālĭter , for a time , temporarily : observata lex, Tert. adv. Jud. 2 med.