temperature

Plural: temperatures

Noun

• the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
• the somatic sensation of cold or heat
• A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
• An elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever.
• 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.
• A parameter that controls the degree of randomness of the output.
• The general mood.
• The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
• The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.

Examples

• The boiling temperature of pure water is 100 degrees Celsius.
• The most accurate way to take your temperature is by sticking a thermometer up your butt.
• The temperature in the room dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold.
• You have a temperature. I think you should stay home today. You’re sick.

Synonyms

temperature

Related Words

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