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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

Their results reveal strikingly different outcomes depending on the temperature and structural properties of the two bodies.

From Science Daily Sep. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, rising bond yields were helping to turn up the temperature on a market that is starting to look overextended based on historical trends, according to an analysis from Ned Davis Research.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

“We got lucky with the weather. A brick of fog is supposed to come in tonight and drop the temperature about thirty degrees. It’ll be foggy and dark.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Australian scientists believe increasingly crowded waters and rising ocean temperatures are shifting sharks' migratory patterns, which may be contributing to a rise in attacks.

From Barron's 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

He said there was now a "race against the clock" to repair the power network before winter sets in and temperatures plummet.

From BBC Sep. 12, 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

What you must do is rest and eat, because you fell asleep too soon to restore yourself last night, and you have to eat in these temperatures to stop yourself getting weak….”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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