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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 leads to discernible swings in temperature: rooms that fail to remain at their target temperature of, say, 20C, but rather fluctuate, which feels uncomfortable, says Dempsey.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Oura’s smart rings monitor health indicators including heart rate, body temperature and sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

“Even with the ideal water conditions we have right now in terms of water temperature, that is a long time to be in the water.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2026

The catch was that producing these conditions generally required sophisticated equipment capable of cooling matter to temperatures extremely close to absolute zero, the lowest possible temperature.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

This same trustee was also charged with recording my temperature each time he came.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

It’ll feel warm during the day; however, temperatures are anticipated to drop about 10 degrees more in the evening and remain in the mid to high 60s throughout the rest of the week starting Friday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

To determine whether this process could actually occur, the researchers exposed samples of silicate rock to temperatures ranging from 1,200 to 1,400 degrees Celsius.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2026

The cooler temperatures are coming from a long-anticipated offshore pattern that is finally swinging onshore, forecasters with the National Weather Service’s Oxnard office said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026

Northerly winds are sweeping across the UK, bringing cold air from the Arctic and some of the most widespread low temperatures of the autumn so far.

From BBC ● Nov. 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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