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temperature
[ tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher ]
noun
- a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value. The temperature of two systems is the same when the systems are in thermal equilibrium. : T
- Physiology, Pathology.
- the degree of heat in a living body, normally about 98.6°F (37°C) in humans.
- the excess of this above the normal.
- Obsolete. mildness, as of the weather.
- Obsolete. temperament.
temperature
/ ˈtɛmprɪtʃə /
noun
- the degree of hotness of a body, substance, or medium; a physical property related to the average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules of a substance
- a measure of this degree of hotness, indicated on a scale that has one or more fixed reference points
- informal.a body temperature in excess of the normal
- archaic.
- compromise
- temperament
- temperance
temperature
/ tĕm′pər-ə-chr′ /
- A measure of the ability of a substance, or more generally of any physical system, to transfer heat energy to another physical system. The temperature of a substance is closely related to the average kinetic energy of its molecules.
- See also Boyle's law
- Any of various standardized numerical measures of this ability, such as the Kelvin, Fahrenheit, and Celsius scales.
- An abnormally high body temperature; a fever.
Word History and Origins
Origin of temperature1
Word History and Origins
Origin of temperature1
Usage
Idioms and Phrases
see run a fever (temperature) .Example Sentences
Not quite, but at one point the temperature registered 29 below zero, with 21 inches of snow.
Turn the heat down to 325°F and continue cooking until internal temperature reads 140°F on a thermometer.
Turns out that wool regulates temperature, repels water, wicks away moisture, and resists stains and dirt.
Drew Servis, 24, was walking home Sunday night and recalls the temperature well below freezing.
The caregiver Fatu had acted fast – the temperature reading on the Thursday night was high.
Thus the increase of temperature that augments the elasticity of a fluid confined, would expand it in the same degree.
As all parts of this apparatus are of metal changes in humidity or temperature do not affect its regulation.
The tuning of an organ is seriously affected by the temperature of the surrounding air.
The greatest ranges of temperature occur in the Piedmont and in the Great Valley.
In general, the climate of the entire state is mild with few extremes in temperature.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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