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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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But the state alleges in the lawsuit that an uncontrolled subsurface elevated temperature, or SET, has rapidly expanded within the landfill since May 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Mild near-term temperature forecasts have kept downward pressure on prices, while several months of below-average storage injections and strong LNG demand have provided support.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

When she helmed the Dallas Opera for several years, she saved on the energy bills by lowering the auditorium temperature two degrees in winter and raising it two degrees in summer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

That unexpected temperature suggested that much of the incoming energy was either being transferred to the nightside or reflected back into space before it could heat the surface.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

Bobby was like a caged panther, pacing up and down, continually complaining about everything, from the food, to the temperature, to the disrespect his captors showed him, and screaming at the guards.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

But some ratepayers have called to reexamine the utility’s rate structure — saying that air conditioning is a lifeline, not a luxury, as temperatures continue to rise.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The afternoon will then be largely dry with sunny spells across most areas of the UK with temperatures slightly above average at 12 to 16C.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

“I keep trying to explain to people that they need to take this opportunity, before winter comes,” Arkhipova said, adding that people were trapped in unheated homes last winter in temperatures below freezing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The atmosphere also appears to move heat from the permanently illuminated dayside toward the nightside, further reducing temperatures on the star-facing side.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026

But more than once they glanced at each other, and each was surprised by the pool of happiness that spread through herself even as she trudged through the falling temperatures and growing dusk.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo


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