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The word temperature traces back to a Latin root meaning what?

temperature

[tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher] / ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər /


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Investigators will rely on data from the aircraft’s black boxes to account for other relevant factors, including wind speed and outside temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

As this wave makes it way over the Pacific, it suppresses the cold water that usually comes up from the deep ocean, making the surface temperature higher.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Anyone who has ever heated a pot of water knows that temperature depends on more than how hot something gets.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

They added: "Like other consumer sleep wearables, Oura Ring estimates sleep stages using multiple physiological signals, including heart rate, heart rate variability, movement, breathing patterns, and temperature."

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Two degrees separated each one of them from the other, and two degrees of temperature change separated the world from disaster.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Meanwhile, the Pacific typically becomes more active during El Niño because the sea surface temperatures here are much higher, combined with more favourable wind patterns.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

While Kelvin waves are common -- there are five or six during every El Nino -- this one arrives at a delicate time, said Amaya, with sea temperatures already elevated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

“Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Such missiles are particularly costly to produce because of their sophisticated guidance systems and the construction materials needed to withstand extreme temperatures as they speed to earth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

A cold front had entered New York City the night before, and temperatures had plunged into the thirties.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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