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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

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

"If we eventually want to use it in a memory device, it needs to work at room temperature," said Gao, who is now a research scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Even though it took Pond two hours to complete the song, Nathan did not feel his body temperature drop at all.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

The reservoir remains low following record-breaking temperatures over the summer, with a current capacity of only 21.1% as of 27 September, according to South West Water.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

In laboratory experiments, the researchers found that RNA began forming droplets at temperatures about 10 degrees Celsius lower than the corresponding DNA.

From Science Daily ● 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

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

When he was a younger man, the freezing temperatures and piles of snow hadn’t bothered him so much, but last winter was too brutal.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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