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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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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

As this wave makes it way over the Pacific, it suppresses the cold water that usually comes up from the deep ocean, making the surface temperature higher.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It also remained relatively warm overnight with Northern Ireland recorded its joint warmest September for minimum temperature.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Unlike an ordinary phase transition such as water becoming steam, this transition is not caused by temperature.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The whole room’s temperature rose past uncomfortable, heading straight toward burning alive.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Brown said the men both died from severe rising body temperatures which led to organ failure.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 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

Southern California has had a particularly swampy summer, thanks to tropical storm remnants and unusually warm ocean temperatures.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Such missiles are particularly costly to produce because of their sophisticated guidance systems and the construction materials needed to withstand extreme temperatures as they speed to earth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

But more than once they glanced at each other, and each was surprised by the pool of happiness that spread through herself even as she trudged through the falling temperatures and growing dusk.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo




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