temperature
tem·pe·ra·ture
noun
1.
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
Origin
Borrowed from Latin temperātūra (cf. also French température), from the past participle stem of tempero (“to temper”).
Phrases
- absolute temperature
- autoignition temperature
- body temperature
- buying temperature
- convective temperature
- core temperature
- critical temperature
- Curie temperature
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