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temperature

/'tɛmpərəʧər/

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noun
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
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fundamental quantity fundamental measure physical property
noun
the somatic sensation of cold or heat
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somatic sensation somesthesia somaesthesia somatesthesia

Definition that contains temperature

mercury temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
simmer temperature just below the boiling point
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
absolute temperature temperature measured on the absolute scale
blood heat 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