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- [tem-per-uh-cher, -choo r, -pruh-, -per-cher, -choo r]
- /ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/
- /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/
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- [tem-per-uh-cher, -choo r, -pruh-, -per-cher, -choo r]
- /ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/
Definitions of temperature word
- noun temperature 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. 1
- noun temperature 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. 1
- noun temperature Obsolete. mildness, as of the weather. 1
- noun temperature Obsolete. temperament. 1
- noun temperature hot or cold 1
- noun temperature sb: fever 1
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Origin of temperature
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35, temperature is from the Latin word temperātūra a tempering. See temperate, -ure
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Parts of speech for Temperature
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
temperature popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
temperature usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for temperature
noun temperature
- aridities — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- climate — The climate of a place is the general weather conditions that are typical of it.
- clime — You use clime in expressions such as warmer climes and foreign climes to refer to a place that has a particular kind of climate.
- disease — a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ, part, structure, or system of the body resulting from the effect of genetic or developmental errors, infection, poisons, nutritional deficiency or imbalance, toxicity, or unfavorable environmental factors; illness; sickness; ailment.
Antonyms for temperature
noun temperature
- cool — Something that is cool has a temperature which is low but not very low.
- distemperature — a distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health, mind, or temper.
Top questions with temperature
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