temperature
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The temperature inside the cabin was now –7 degrees.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
"That opens the door to understanding how multiple energy-burning systems work together to keep the body warm at the just-right temperature."
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Materials that change phase to absorb heat, like wax or salicylic acid, usually from solid to liquid, then return to normal when the temperature is reduced.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Spring is of course the transition season from winter to summer and so big swings in temperature and weather is expected.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
It can take up to twenty-four hours for a properly functioning nuclear reactor to reach cold shutdown—the point at which the temperature of the core dips below boiling.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Vocabulary lists containing temperature
Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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