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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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Future versions of the technology might help conceal people or equipment from thermal detection systems or shield valuable assets from severe temperature conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

On Thursday, the surface temperature there was around 73 degrees, well above the average of 66 for this time of year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

"Our device can hide a complex 3D object in an infinite number of directions while keeping the temperature inside stable and protected."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Another AFP reporter saw people receiving temperature checks at a Lagos-area beach resort.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

In the winter, the temperature can sink to 100 degrees below zero Fahrenheit.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Scientists have developed and tested the first three-dimensional thermal invisibility cloak, a device that can conceal objects from infrared cameras while protecting them from extreme temperatures.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

Ocean temperatures have been affected not only by human-caused climate change, but also an El Niño-fueled Kelvin wave and a months-old marine heat wave unrelated to El Niño.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026

Staying in the canal would seriously jeopardise Bukangi because of falling autumn temperatures, Kim explains.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

According to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, since 1982 average annual gulf surface temperatures have warmed at nearly triple the rate of the world's oceans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

My body was like a shuttle reentering the Earth’s atmosphere, hitting against particles of air and facing temperatures of three thousand degrees Fahrenheit.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas


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