temperature

Pronunciation: /ˈtɛm.pɚ.(ə)ˌt͡ʃɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
  2. noun the somatic sensation of cold or heat

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
fundamental quantity, physical property
Narrower (hyponyms)
hotness, absolute temperature, curie temperature, body temperature, absolute zero, coldness

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