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tem·per·a·ture
(tĕm′pər-ə-cho͝or′, -chər, tĕm′prə-)n.
1.
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.
2.
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)n
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]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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.
2.
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.
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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.
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| 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" 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" 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 |
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Translations
حَرارَة الجِسِمدَرَجَةُ الـحَرَارَةدَرَجَة حَرارَه
teplota
temperaturfeber
lämpötilakuume
temperatura
hõmérséklethőmérsékletláz
hitihiti, hitastig
温度
온도
matuoti kam temperatūrą
temperatūra
febrătemperatură
temperaturavročina
temperaturfeber
อุณหภูมิ
nhiệt độ
temperature
[ˈtemprɪtʃəʳ]A. N
1. (Met) → temperatura f
B. CPD temperature chart N → gráfico m de temperaturas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
temperature
[ˈtɛmpərətʃər] n
[air, water, place, room, oven] → température f
The temperature was 30 degrees
BUT Il faisait trente degrés.
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
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
temperature gauge
n → Temperaturanzeiger m
temperature-sensitive
adj → temperaturempfindlich
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
temperature
(ˈtemprətʃə) noun1. 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.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- What's the temperature? (US)
What is the temperature? (UK) - I'd like something for a temperature
- She has a temperature
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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?English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.