temperature

CEFRA2

/ˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A measure of how hot or cold something is.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • Milk boils at a higher temperature than water.

  • The temperature reached a record low in London last night.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈtʰem.pʰə.ɹə.t͡ʃə]
  • [ˈtʰɛm.pʰɚ.əˌt͡ʃɚ] ~ [ˈtʰɛm.pʰɹ̩.əˌt͡ʃɚ]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever.

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

  3. A parameter that controls the degree of randomness of the output.

More examples

In context

  • You don't have a temperature.

  • The boiling temperature of pure water is 100 degrees Celsius.

  • The most accurate way to take your temperature is by sticking a thermometer up your butt.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The nurse measured her blank with a thermometer and found it was normal.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Latin temperātūra (cf. also French température), from the past participle stem of tempero (“to temper”).