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temporal
1[ tem-per-uhl, tem-pruhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to time.
- pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly:
temporal joys.
- 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.
noun
- a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
- something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair.
temporal
2[ tem-per-uhl, tem-pruhl ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
noun
- any of several parts in the temporal region, especially the temporal bone.
temporal
1/ ˈtɛmpərəl; ˈtɛmprəl /
adjective
- anatomy of, relating to, or near the temple or temples
temporal
2/ ˈtɛmpərəl; ˈtɛmprəl /
adjective
- 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
temporal
/ tĕm′pər-əl /
- Relating to or near the bones that form the sides and part of the base of the skull.
Derived Forms
- ˈtemporalness, noun
- ˈtemporally, adverb
Other Words From
- tem·po·ral·ly adverb
- tem·po·ral·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of temporal1
Origin of temporal2
Example Sentences
This distortion of time, called temporal disintegration, can isolate people in a stressful moment and disrupt the linear flow of time that weaves our life story together, affecting personal identity.
“Gone with the Wind” lasted nearly four hours, as would such later temporal blockbusters as “Lawrence of Arabia” and “It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World,” with an intermission.
I framed the failure of the first German democracy in temporal terms.
This computational approach leverages artificial intelligence to not only chart the immediate genetic responses of individual cells but also situate these responses within the physical and temporal landscape of the spinal cord.
"Its role seems to be in actually learning these more complex temporal relationships."
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