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temperature Definition

tem·pera·ture (tempər ə c̸hər, -prə c̸hər, -pər-, -pə-)

noun

  1. a measure of the quantity of heat in an object, usually as measured on a thermometer; specif.,
    1. the degree of heat of a living body
    2. an excess of this over the normal (c. 37°C or c. 98.6°F in humans); fever
    3. the degree of heat of the atmosphere
  2. Obsolete temperament

Etymology: L temperatura < temperatus, temperate

temperature Synonyms

temperature

n.

heat, warmth, cold, body heat, weather condition, climatic characteristic, thermal reading, degrees of temperature, degrees above zero, degrees below zero.

temperature Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • withstand: Lavandula angustifolia is the hardiest of all the lavenders, quite capable of withstanding temperatures as low as -10°C.
  • lower: It is useful for mild to moderate pain ( including teething ), and to lower a temperature.
  • soar: WEST Berkshireâs heatwave reached new heights yesterday, as temperatures soared to tropical levels.

Adjective modifier

  • ambient: In places where ambient temperature is high, the waiting time could be shortened.
  • elevated: The rate of degradation can be seen to increase at elevated temperatures.
  • average: Over the next century, Earthâs average surface temperature could rise faster than at any time in the last 10,000 years.
  • low: At low temperatures, controlled by the red bar, the spins prefer to be parallel.
  • daytime: Expect daytime temperatures to be below freezing for most of the season.
  • high: The high temperature central regions drive the outer half of the star away in a brisk stellar wind, lasting a few thousand years.

Modifies a noun

  • sensor: A second temperature sensor in the console measures the inside air temperature.
  • gradient: In either case the growing disturbances will tend to erode the gradient that is producing them, namely the temperature gradient.
  • anomaly: And Figure 18 shows that GW represented by northern hemisphere temperature anomaly is an important factor in the high annual CET values since 1988.
  • dependence: In addition, saturation currents have a built-in temperature dependence.
  • superconductor: Many believe that the strange properties of the high temperature superconductors may be related to a hidden quantum critical point in these materials.

Noun used with modifier

  • freezing: The summit ascent will normally be undertaken in near freezing temperatures ( Even colder with wind chill ).
  • surface: Variations in sea surface temperature can also be revealed.
  • sub-zero: Nocturnal, sub-zero temperatures were survived but this was a small price to pay for the glorious day which followed.
  • air: The white numbers are the air temperatures in degrees Celsius.
  • operating: Drive off straight away if you can, but drive gently until the engine has reached its normal operating temperature.
  • room: Fill a glass jar: once with slices, then with room temperature apple cider vinegar.
temperature Quotes

Funny youshould ask. Asa matterof fact Idid havea light temperature when I set out.

—Cecil, Lord (Edward Christian) David Gascoyne

The cold metal of economic theory is in Marx's pages immersed in such a wealth of steaming phrases as to acquire a temperature not naturally its own.

—Schumpeter,Joseph Alois

You know my temperature's risin', The juke box's blowin'a fuse, My heart's beatin'rhythm, My soul keeps a singin'the bluesö Roll over Beethoven, Tell Tchaikovsky the news.

—Berry, Chuck (Charles Edward Anderson)