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 expresses hot and cold or a measure of the average kinetic energy of the atoms or molecules in the system. It...
- Standard temperature and pressure (STP) are standard sets of conditions for experimental measurements to be established to allow comparisons to be made...
- The color temperature of a light source is the temperature of an ideal black-body radiator that radiates light of a color comparable to that of the light...
- Colloquially, "room temperature" is a range of air temperatures that most people prefer for indoor settings. It feels comfortable to a person when they...
- 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...
- Normal human body-temperature (normothermia, euthermia) is the typical temperature range found in humans. The normal human body temperature range is typically...
- average temperature (monthly and yearly). The temperatures listed are averages of the daily highs and lows. Thus, the actual daytime temperature in a given...
- wet-bulb temperature is equal to the air temperature (dry-bulb temperature); at lower humidity the wet-bulb temperature is lower than dry-bulb temperature because...
- Temperature is a physical quantity that expresses hot and cold. Temperature may also refer to: Thermodynamic temperature, a quantity defined in thermodynamics...
- Temperatures measured directly on the ground may exceed air temperatures by 30 to 50 °C (54 to 90 °F). The highest natural ground surface temperature...