tem·per·a·ture

(tĕm′pər-ə-cho͝or′, -chər, tĕm′prə-)

a. The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment.

b. A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter, expressed in terms of units or degrees designated on a standard scale.

a. The degree of heat in the body of a living organism, usually about 37.0°C (98.6°F) in humans.

b. An abnormally high condition of body heat caused by illness; a fever.

[Middle English, temperate weather, Latin temperātūra, due measure, from temperātus, past participle of temperāre, to mix; see temper.]

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temperature

(ˈtɛmprɪtʃə)

1. (General Physics) 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

2. (General Physics) a measure of this degree of hotness, indicated on a scale that has one or more fixed reference points

3. (Pathology) informal a body temperature in excess of the normal

4. archaic

a. compromise

b. temperament

c. temperance

[C16 (originally: a mingling): from Latin temperātūra proportion, from temperāre to temper]

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tem•per•a•ture

(ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər)

n.

1. a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value.

a. the degree of heat in a living body, normally about 98.6°F (37°C) in humans.

b. a level of such heat above the normal; fever: running a temperature.

3. Obs. mildness, as of the weather.

4. Obs. temperament.

[1525–35; < Latin temperātūra blending, tempering. See temperate, -ure]

tem·per·a·ture

(tĕm′pər-ə-cho͝or′)

1. A measure of the average kinetic energy of atoms or molecules in a system.

2. A numerical measure of hotness or coldness on a standard scale, such as the Kelvin scale. See Note at Celsius.

3. An abnormally high body temperature; a fever.

Usage The molecules of all substances are in motion, and the energy associated with this motion is called kinetic energy. Temperature and heat are both ways of measuring this energy, but they do not mean the same thing. A substance's temperature is the average kinetic energy of the substance's molecules. By contrast, a substance's heat is the total amount of energy contained in the substance. Thus, the water in two different pots, one four times as large as the other, might be at the same temperature, but the water in the larger pot would contain four times as much heat, since it requires four times as much energy to raise the temperature to the temperature of the water in the smaller pot.

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temperature

1. Degree of “hotness” measured in Celsius, Fahrenheit, etc.

2. A measure of temperature difference representing a single division on a temperature scale.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) physical property - any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions absolute temperature - temperature measured on the absolute scale absolute zero - (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit Curie point, Curie temperature - the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic dew point - the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins flash point, flashpoint - the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air freezing point, melting point - the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid boiling point - the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level; "they brought the water to a boil" mercury - temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly" room temperature - the normal temperature of room in which people live simmer - temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours" blood heat, body temperature - temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" high temperature, hotness, heat - the presence of heat fundamental measure, fundamental quantity - one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement
	2.	temperature - the somatic sensation of cold or heat somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia - the perception of tactual or proprioceptive or gut sensations; "he relied on somesthesia to warn him of pressure changes" warmth, heat - the sensation caused by heat energy coldness, cold - the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head" comfort zone - the temperature range (between 28 and 30 degrees Centigrade) at which the naked human body is able to maintain a heat balance without shivering or sweating

Translations

حَرارَة الجِسِمدَرَجَةُ الـحَرَارَةدَرَجَة حَرارَه

teplota

temperaturfeber

lämpötilakuume

temperatura

hõmérséklethőmérsékletláz

hitihiti, hitastig

temperatura febbre

温度

온도

matuoti kam temperatūrą

temperatūra

temperatuur verhoging

febrătemperatură

temperaturavročina

temperaturfeber

อุณหภูมิ

ısı sıcaklıkvücut ısısıateş hararet

nhiệt độ

温度发烧

temperature

[ˈtemprɪtʃəʳ]

A. N

1. (Met) → temperatura f

2. (Med) (= high temperature) → calentura f, fiebre f
to have or run a temperature → tener fiebre or calentura
she has a temperature of 103° → tiene 39° de fiebre
to take sb's temperature → tomar la temperatura a algn

B. CPD temperature chart N → gráfico m de temperaturas

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temperature

[ˈtɛmp^ərətʃə^r]

[air, water, place, room, oven] → température f
The temperature was 30 degrees
BUT Il faisait trente degrés.

[body] → température f
to take sb's temperature → prendre la température de qn
to have a temperature → avoir de la fièvre
to be running a temperature → avoir de la fièvre

modif [controls, reading] → de la température; [difference, drop, rise] → de températuretemperature chart n [patient] → feuille f de températuretemperature gauge n → indicateur m de température

temperature

n → Temperatur f; (Med, above normal temperature also) → Fieber nt; water boils at a temperature of 100° C → Wasser kocht bei einer Temperatur von 100° C; to take somebody’s temperature → jds Temperatur messen, bei jdm Fieber messen; he has a temperature → er hat Fieber; he has a slight/high temperature, he’s running a slight/high temperature → er hat erhöhte Temperatur/hohes Fieber; he has a temperature of 39° C → er hat 39° Fieber

temperature

temperature chart

n (Med) → Fiebertabelle f; (= curve of graph) → Fieberkurve f

temperature gauge

n → Temperaturanzeiger m

temperature-sensitive

adj → temperaturempfindlich

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temperature

[ˈtɛmprɪtʃəʳ] n → temperatura
to have or run a temperature → avere la febbre

temperature

(ˈtemprətʃə) noun

1. the amount or degree of cold or heat. The food must be kept at a low temperature.

2. a level of body heat that is higher than normal. She had a temperature and wasn't feeling well.

take someone's temperature

to measure a person's body heat, using a thermometer.

temperature

→ دَرَجَةُ الـحَرَارَة teplota temperatur Temperatur θερμοκρασία temperatura lämpötila température temperatura temperatura 温度 온도 temperatuur temperatur temperatura temperatura температура temperatur อุณหภูมิ ısı nhiệt độ 温度

tem·per·a·ture

1. n. temperatura, grado de calor o frío de un cuerpo o masa.

2. Condición anormal de frío o calor de un organismo.

high ___ → ___ alta;

[fiebre] calentura → ;

low ___ → ___ baja.

temperature

n temperatura; (fam, fever) fiebre f, calentura; axillary — temperatura axilar; oral — temperatura oral; rectal — temperatura rectal; room — temperatura ambiente; to take (someone's) — tomar(le) la temperatura (a alguien); to take one's (own) — tomarse la temperatura; Did you take your temperature at home?..¿Se tomó la temperatura en casa?