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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 team then cooled the crystal to just a few degrees Kelvin above absolute zero, the lowest theoretically possible temperature.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

"We were finding a mismatch between the temperature of the tropical Pacific and the impacts," said Becker about the old index.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

He later described how there had been a "rise in temperature" and "too much shouting, not enough discourse" in Australia.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"The temperature has increased in recent times," Albanese told ABC.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

With no windows on this side of the library, the temperature had dropped.

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

On several occasions in the last five years the high nutrient levels and warm temperatures have combined to cause algal blooming turning parts of the lake a lurid green.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

An especially strong El Niño has already begun to change temperatures and precipitation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"Our observations confirm that sea-surface temperatures in the central equatorial Pacific have now surpassed levels recorded during previous El Nino events," it said in a statement to AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

Maximum temperatures on Monday are forecast to be in the 70s — slightly below normal for this time of the year — across coasts and valleys south of Point Conception in Santa Barbara County.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

Fang, still grumbling about the frigid temperatures, had no clue.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx


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