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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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The remainder of the week will be a temperature rollercoaster with alternating spells of mild and cold weather.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Although temperature and chemical composition are important in determining how magma behaves, the new research suggests that the heating it experienced before an eruption can also make a major difference.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

Finish the turkey at 400 degrees until the breast reads about 150 degrees, or 15 degrees below your target temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Diamond materials stand out because certain quantum properties can remain useful even at room temperature.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

When you are the frog in the pot, you sometimes congratulate yourself for surviving the heat, failing to notice the temperature increasing.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

At warmer temperatures, the tiny regions pointed in seemingly random directions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

Working toilets and comfortable air cabin temperatures must also be maintained and medical care must be provided if needed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

By the afternoon, temperatures will rise across the UK - ranging from 7C in parts of the Highlands to a milder 12C in south-west England.

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

Last winter, one in every two apartment blocks in the capital was cut off from heating in temperatures as low as -20C.

From Barron's ● Nov. 13, 2026

They worked without gloves in well below freezing temperatures in the winter.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein


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