Temperature definition
- The degree of heat of a living body.
- An excess of this over the normal (c. 37°C or c. 98.6°F in humans); fever.
- The degree of heat of the atmosphere.
The temperature dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold.
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.
The boiling temperature of pure water is 100 degrees Celsius.
Other Word Forms
Noun
Origin of temperature
- Middle English temperate weather Latin temperātūra due measure from temperātus past participle of temperāre to mix temper
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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