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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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The sensor also demonstrated impressive resistance to temperature changes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Key signs can be "checking" behaviours, such as frequently examining your body, taking your temperature, blood pressure or researching symptoms online.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

An outdoor thermometer clocks a temperature of 100 degrees as the sounds of Y2K-era reggaeton reverberate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

"The shark is now swimming outside the artificial channel, where the water is deeper ... making it less vulnerable to temperature changes as the weather cools and less likely to become trapped."

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

"It's twenty below here at the cabin and the wind's blowing at ten. That makes the temperature somewhere close to thirty below."

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Researchers warn that rising temperatures could add to the pressure on wild pollinators.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

But environmental groups link its initial appearance in the canal to warming seas, saying rising temperatures are pushing warm-water fish northwards, with subtropical sharks following in pursuit.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Garner-Gatley said she had started going to bed earlier to keep warm while watching television and had recently begun using a hot water bottle and bed socks as evening temperatures dropped.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Bumblebees and hoverflies are sensitive to high temperatures and may forage more effectively in cooler weather.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

Our robot had arrived at the tundra, where cold temperatures and short growing seasons made it impossible for trees to take root.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown


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