Definition of TEMPERATURE. Meaning of TEMPERATURE. Synonyms of TEMPERATURE

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Definition of TEMPERATURE

Temperature
Temperature Tem"per*a*ture, n. (Physiol. & Med.) The degree of heat of the body of a living being, esp. of the human body; also (Colloq.), loosely, the excess of this over the normal (of the human body 98[deg]-99.5[deg] F., in the mouth of an adult about 98.4[deg]).

Meaning of TEMPERATURE from wikipedia

- Temperature is a physical quantity that quantitatively expresses the attribute of hotness or coldness. Temperature is measured with a thermometer. It reflects...
- In physics and materials science, the Curie temperature (TC), or Curie point, is the temperature above which certain materials lose their permanent magnetic...
- Color temperature is a parameter describing the color of a visible light source by comparing it to the color of light emitted by an idealized opaque,...
- Global surface temperature (GST) is the average temperature of Earth's surface. More precisely, it is the weighted average of the temperatures over the ocean...
- The autoignition temperature or self-ignition temperature, often called spontaneous ignition temperature or minimum ignition temperature (or shortly ignition...
- Room temperature, colloquially, denotes the range of air temperatures most people find comfortable indoors while dressed in typical clothing. Comfortable...
- Surface temperature is the temperature at a surface. Specifically, it may refer to: Near-surface air temperature, the temperature of the air near the...
- The effective temperature of a body such as a star or planet is the temperature of a black body that would emit the same total amount of electromagnetic...
- Standard temperature and pressure (STP) or standard conditions for temperature and pressure are various standard sets of conditions for experimental measurements...
- Normal human body temperature (normothermia, euthermia) is the typical temperature range found in humans. The normal human body temperature range is typically...