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temperature

Syllabification: (tem·per·a·ture)

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Definition of temperature

noun

  • the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
  • Medicine the degree of internal heat of a person’s body:I’ll take her temperature
  • informal a body temperature above the normal; fever:he was running a temperature
  • the degree of excitement or tension in a discussion or confrontation:the temperature of the debate was lower than before

Origin:

late Middle English: from French température or Latin temperatura, from temperare 'restrain'. The word originally denoted the state of being tempered or mixed, later becoming synonymous with temperament. The modern sense dates from the late 17th century

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