temperature

Temperature is the amount of heat in a given area, or the amount of internal heat in a person's body.

Facts About Temperature

The highest temperatures ever recorded was 136 Fahrenheit in El Azizia, Libya.
The lowest temperatures ever recorded was -129 Fahrenheit in Vostok, Antarctica.

(noun)

When it is 54 degrees outside, 54 degrees is an example of temperature.
When your body is at 98.6 degrees, this is an example of a normal body temperature.

See temperature in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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
Obsolete temperament

Origin: L temperatura < temperatus, temperate

See temperature in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment.
b. A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter, expressed in terms of units or degrees designated on a standard scale.
a. The degree of heat in the body of a living organism, usually about 37.0°C (98.6°F) in humans.
b. An abnormally high condition of body heat caused by illness; a fever.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, temperate weather

Origin: , Latin temperātūra, due measure

Origin: , from temperātus

Origin: , past participle of temperāre, to mix; see temper

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