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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

Developed by SIU Carbondale Geology Professor Ken Anderson, the process combines water and oxygen under high temperature and pressure to break resistant materials into compounds microbes can access.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

While California recorded the warmest average daytime maximum temperature on record in August, the planet as a whole tied with July 2023 for the Earth’s hottest month on record.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

This interaction allows the laser to function at room temperature while requiring unusually little energy.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Penelope felt as if the temperature had dropped twenty degrees.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

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

Despite this it will feel warm and rather humid, with temperatures climbing above 20C in many places.

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

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

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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