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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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With the temperature around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, an NGC2 smartphone issued to a Wall Street Journal reporter who attended the drills overheated, rendering it unusable until it cooled down.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

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

When certain materials are cooled below a specific transition temperature, their electrical resistance disappears.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 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

The temperature of the frybread oil was already where it needed to be.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Under normal conditions, γ-Fe is stable only at high temperatures.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Elsewhere around the county, traces of centuries-old gardens were found in Bishop's Palace in Wells, while relics of old structures were uncovered at Glastonbury Abbey due to the record-breaking summer temperatures.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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

A strong high-pressure system will set up over the eastern Pacific and West Coast starting Friday and will increase through Sunday, sending temperatures 15 to 20 degrees above normal, the weather service said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

And I had on thermal underwear—thermal underwear that was supposed to keep me warm in minus-ten-degree temperatures.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt




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