Temperature

/ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹətʃə(ɹ)/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Temperature

noun

  1. A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.

    "The temperature in the room dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold."

  2. 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."

  3. 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. http//arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0004055
  4. The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
  5. The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.

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