temporal
1of or relating to time.
pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly: temporal joys.
enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal).
Grammar.
of, relating to, or expressing time: a temporal adjective, such as recent, or a temporal adverb, such as recently.
of or relating to the tenses of a verb.
secular, lay, or civil, as opposed to ecclesiastical.
a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair.
Origin of temporal
1Other words from temporal
- tem·po·ral·ly, adverb
- tem·po·ral·ness, noun
Words Nearby temporal
Other definitions for temporal (2 of 2)
of, relating to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
any of several parts in the temporal region, especially the temporal bone.
Origin of temporal
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How to use temporal in a sentence
This spatial and temporal regulation of functions based on a change in the folded structure could be a reason that metamorphic proteins might evolve.
Some Proteins Change Their Folds to Perform Different Jobs | Viviane Callier | February 3, 2021 | Quanta MagazineThey found that all increased after “temporal landmarks,” like the beginning of a new year, quarter, month, or even week.
The fMRI studies, he argues, seem to indicate that the human medial temporal lobe performs pattern separation because fMRI imaging doesn’t have the resolution to capture the activity of individual neurons.
Person, Woman, Man, Camera, TV - Issue 93: Forerunners | Adithya Rajagopalan | December 2, 2020 | NautilusThe mystery is that all the known laws of nature except one do not distinguish a temporal direction.
If humanity’s evolving time perception does mirror that of a child like my daughter, then our temporal maturity as a species could be yet to come.
Humanity is stuck in short-term thinking. Here’s how we escape. | Katie McLean | October 21, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
Naturalism tells us that mystics had temporal lobe epilepsy.
Re-reading your own work, especially at some temporal distance, is a dangerous business.
Compulsive writing, or hypergraphia, is a well-known, if uncommon, symptom of temporal lobe epilepsy.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet | Cat Ferguson | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe connection between temporal lobe epilepsy and creativity is well known.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet | Cat Ferguson | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut a drug like lamotrigine is not selective, and so it also affects the behavior of the rest of the temporal lobe.
The Seizure Medication That Turns You Into a Poet | Cat Ferguson | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs that is not one of their vows, and they do not have charge of temporal matters, the sick have suffered greatly.
But here it is arranged in temporal sequence, thus giving us a concrete view of the man and his relation to this society.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z | Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois ChristopheThey receive temporal good themselves indirectly from a covenant on which they will not take hold.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamDo not postpone the settlement of your affairs, spiritual and temporal, until the last uncertain hours.
Mary, Help of Christians | VariousA very characteristic set of symptoms develops sometimes after injuries in the temporal region or just above it.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for temporal (1 of 2)
/ (ˈtɛmpərəl, ˈtɛmprəl) /
of or relating to time
of or relating to secular as opposed to spiritual or religious affairs: the lords spiritual and temporal
lasting for a relatively short time
grammar of or relating to tense or the linguistic expression of time in general: a temporal adverb
Origin of temporal
1Derived forms of temporal
- temporally, adverb
- temporalness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for temporal (2 of 2)
/ (ˈtɛmpərəl, ˈtɛmprəl) /
anatomy of, relating to, or near the temple or temples
Origin of temporal
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Scientific definitions for temporal
[ tĕm′pər-əl ]
Relating to or near the bones that form the sides and part of the base of the skull.
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