temperature

[tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher] / ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər /

NOUN

hotness, coldness of some degree

Synonyms

STRONGEST

climate cold condition heat warmth

STRONG

calefaction degrees febricity feverishness incalescence pyrexia

WEAK

body heat thermal reading

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cool

Example Sentences

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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

Under extreme assumptions, these emissions would change the global temperature by thirty-four one-thousands of one degree Celsius—an effect that would be undetectable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

They help the nervous system detect sensations including temperature, pressure, and tissue stress.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

India has no fixed legal temperature at which work must stop.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Then, when dark fell and the temperature dropped below freezing, everybody got ready to fly bombing missions.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Vocabulary lists containing temperature

Physical Geography - Introductory

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Physical Geography - Middle School

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