Definition of temperature Temperature

/tɛˈmpɹʌʧɚ/ - [temprucher] - tem•per•a•ture

We found 15 definitions of temperature from 6 different sources.

What does temperature mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: temperatures
temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
		fundamental measure, fundamental quantity one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement
		physical property any property used to characterize matter and energy and their interactions
		hot marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market"
		cold lacking the warmth of life; "cold in his grave"
		warm of a seeker; near to the object sought; "you're getting warm"; "hot on the trail"
		cool marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"
		absolute temperature temperature measured on the absolute scale
		absolute zero (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit
		curie point, curie temperature the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic
		dew point the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
		flash point, flashpoint the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air
		freezing point, melting point the temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid
		boil, boiling point a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus
		mercury temperature measured by a mercury thermometer; "the mercury was falling rapidly"
		room temperature the normal temperature of room in which people live
		simmer temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"
		blood heat, body temperature temperature of the body; normally 98.6 F or 37 C in humans; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health
		low temperature, cold, coldness, frigidity, frigidness the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"
temperature - the somatic sensation of cold or heat
		somatic sensation, somaesthesia, somatesthesia, somesthesia the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
		warmth, heat the quality of having a moderate degree of heat; "an agreeable warmth in the house"
		cold, coldness the sensation produced by low temperatures; "he shivered from the cold"; "the cold helped clear his head"

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Wiktionary

temperature (Noun)
The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
temperature (Noun)
The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.
temperature (Noun)
A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
temperature (Noun)
An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses.
temperature (Noun)
The temperature1 of the immediate environment.
temperature (Noun)
A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

temperature (n.)
Constitution; state; degree of any quality.
temperature (n.)
Freedom from passion; moderation.
temperature (n.)
Condition with respect to heat or cold, especially as indicated by the sensation produced, or by the thermometer or pyrometer; degree of heat or cold; as, the temperature of the air; high temperature; low temperature; temperature of freezing or of boiling.
temperature (n.)
Mixture; compound.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

temperature
A measure of cold or hot. A property that determines the direction of heat flow when an object is brought into thermal contact with other objects.

Wikipedia

Temperature is how hot or cold a thing is. A thermometer can be used to find out the temperature. Temperature is often measured in degrees Celsius (°C). In the USA, degrees Fahrenheit (°F) are more often used. Scientists use kelvins (K) to measure temperature.

Water freezes at a temperature of 0 °C, 32 °F, or 273.15 K.

The internal temperature, so-called core body temperature, of the human body is close to 37 °C or 98 °F.

Water boils at 100 °C, 212 °F, or 373.15 K.

The coldest temperature is absolute zero. Absolute zero is 0 K or -273.15 °C.

Temperature is not the same as heat. Temperature is how hot or cold a thing is. Heat is how much energy is in the small and fast movements (vibration) of its molecules.

The more heat a thing has the more temperature it has. But it is possible to have a cold thing (less temperature) have more heat than a hot thing (more temperature). This is because the cold thing has more heat capacity and so takes more heat to make it hot. For example, two kilograms of water at 20 °C has twice as much heat as one kilogram of water at 20 °C. In fact, two kilograms of water at 10 °C has more heat than one kilogram of water at 20 °C. Also, the "same" amount of different substances can have different heat capacities. For example, a kilogram of water has more heat capacity than a kilogram of steel.

Temperature says whether heat will move from one thing to another. Unless some work is done, heat moves only from hot things to cold things. To a scientist this is