Definition & Meaning of "temperature"in English

Temperature

a measure of how hot or cold something or somewhere is

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

temperatures

Examples

The temperature outside dropped below freezing overnight.

a condition characterized by a body temperature above the normal range, often indicating an immune response to infection or illness within the body

Examples

A high temperature is often one of the first signs that the body is fighting off an infection.

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