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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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This may mean longer dry interludes and the chance of returning to above-average daytime temperatures, but the degree of temperature rise will depend on the positioning the high pressure relative to the UK.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Among its many jobs, the hypothalamus helps regulate hunger, hormones, reproduction and body temperature.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

This connection helps shape broad patterns of rainfall, temperature, and atmospheric circulation across the tropics.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

After enduring a record-shattering heat wave this spring, Southern California continued to break temperature records this week when Long Beach reached a blistering 107 degrees and Escondido hit 112 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

When you are the frog in the pot, you sometimes congratulate yourself for surviving the heat, failing to notice the temperature increasing.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Monday will bring a short-lived burst of warmth and sunshine before temperatures drop to levels more typical for September later in the week.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

“You go northwest if you want enough water, you want good temperatures, you want green fields, you want good food and good wine,” said Pohl, 58 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

At the same time, warming is destabilising permafrost - permanently frozen ground that can thaw as temperatures rise - and high mountain slopes, increasing the possibility of cascading hazards, the report says.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

In Mercury's case, the finding suggests that volcanic material may have come from deeper regions of the mantle that experienced more extensive melting at very high temperatures.

From Science Daily Sep. 12, 2026

She would have welcomed sundown for the cooler temperatures, except it was also their deadline.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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