temperature

tem·per·a·ture

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A thermometer measures temperature.

noun

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.

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.

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temperature

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
Obs. temperament

Origin of temperature

Classical Latin temperatura from temperatus, temperate

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temperature

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 of temperature

Middle English temperate weather Latin temperātūra due measure from temperātus past participle of temperāre to mix ; see temper .

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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.

Usage Heat and temperature are closely related but distinct and sometimes subtle ideas. Heat is simply transferred thermal energy—most commonly, the kinetic energy of molecules making up substance, vibrating and bouncing against each other. A substance's temperature, on the other hand, is a measure of its ability to transfer heat, rather than the amount of heat transferred. For example, a match lit under a pot of boiling water reaches a much higher temperature than the water, but it is able to give off much less heat, since only a small amount of thermal energy is created and released by it. When any two substances of different temperatures are in thermal contact, the laws of thermodynamics state that heat flows from the higher-temperature substance into the lower-temperature substance, raising the temperature of the heated body and lowering the temperature of the body releasing heat until thermal equilibrium is reached, and the temperatures are the same. Thus temperature describes a characteristic of matter that determines the direction and extent of heat transfer, so the match with little heat but high temperature still adds energy to the water when placed under the pot. Providing a closed physical system with heat generally raises its temperature but not necessarily; for example, ice at zero degrees Celsius requires considerable additional heat in order to melt into water at zero degrees Celsius. Temperature can be related to the average kinetic energy of the molecules of gases, though this relation breaks down in most real cases involving liquids, solids, substances with larger molecules, and radiation with no mass, such as light. The two most common temperature scales, Celsius (C) and Fahrenheit (F), are based on the freezing and boiling points of water. On the Celsius scale there are 100 increments between the two points, and on the Fahrenheit scale there are 180. Scientists also use the International System units called Kelvins (K). A difference in temperature of one degree is equivalent in the Celsius and Kelvin scales, but their absolute scales are different: while zero degrees C is the temperature at which water freezes (at a pressure of one atmosphere), zero degrees K (−273.72 degrees C), also called absolute zero, is the least possible temperature for a system, representing a theoretical state from which no heat can be extracted.

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Noun

(plural temperatures)

(now rare, archaic) The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.
A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
The boiling temperature of pure water is 100 degrees Celsius.
An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses.
You have a temperature; I think you should stay home today. You're sick.
(when not used in relation with something) The temperature(1) of the immediate environment.
The temperature dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold.
(thermodynamics) A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents.

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temperature - Medical Definition

n.

1. The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment.
2. 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.
1. The degree of heat in the body of a living organism, usually about 37.0°C (98.6°F) in humans.
2. An abnormally high condition of body heat caused by illness; a fever.