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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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Check your local temperature forecasts on the BBC Weather website and app.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

At first pitch Sunday afternoon the Weather Channel is forecasting a temperature of just 97 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Investigators will rely on data from the aircraft’s black boxes to account for other relevant factors, including wind speed and outside temperature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

When certain materials are cooled below a specific transition temperature, their electrical resistance disappears.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Forty, fifty, even sixty below zero—actual temperature, not windchill—seems to change everything.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

Though low temperatures will plunge them into dormancy, they produce a type of antifreeze that lets them survive harsh winters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Under normal conditions, γ-Fe is stable only at high temperatures.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The announced attendance was over 50,000, but far fewer fans were in their seats in the dangerous temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

While Kelvin waves are common -- there are five or six during every El Nino -- this one arrives at a delicate time, said Amaya, with sea temperatures already elevated.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

We hurried over and eagerly read about the many features that protected astronauts against the extreme temperatures and radiation.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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