ALL meanings of temperature
tem·per·a·ture
T t - noun temperature hot or cold 1
- noun temperature sb: fever 1
- noun temperature mood, condition 1
- 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
- variable noun temperature The temperature of something is a measure of how hot or cold it is. 0
- uncountable noun temperature Your temperature is the temperature of your body. A normal temperature is about 37° centigrade. 0
- countable noun temperature You can use temperature to talk about the feelings and emotions that people have in particular situations. 0
- noun temperature the degree of hotness of a body, substance, or medium; a physical property related to the average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules of a substance 0
- noun temperature a measure of this degree of hotness, indicated on a scale that has one or more fixed reference points 0
- noun temperature a body temperature in excess of the normal 0
- noun temperature compromise 0
- abbreviation TEMPERATURE temperament 0
- abbreviation TEMPERATURE temperance 0
- noun temperature a measure of the quantity of heat in an object, usually as measured on a thermometer 0
- noun temperature the degree of heat of a living body 0
- noun temperature an excess of this over the normal (c. 37°C or c. 98.6°F in humans); fever 0
- noun temperature the degree of heat of the atmosphere 0
- noun temperature The temperature of a substance is related to the amount of heat that has been absorbed by it. 0
- noun temperature Temperature is the average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules of a substance, perceived as how hot or cold it is, and measured in degrees Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin. 0