# temperature

Pronunciation: US say "TEM-pur-uh-chur" /ˈtɛm.pəɹˌt͡ʃɚ/; UK say "TEM-pruh-chuh" /ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹət͡ʃə(ɹ)/

## Noun

1. A measure of how hot or cold something is, usually read with a thermometer; in physics, it reflects the average energy of the random motion of its particles.
   - Simple: A measure of how hot or cold something is.
   - _Forecasters expect the temperature to climb above ninety degrees this weekend._
   - _The oven reaches its target temperature in about ten minutes._
2. An abnormally high body heat, as occurs in many illnesses; a fever.
   - Simple: A higher-than-normal body heat that comes with many illnesses, also called a fever.
   - _By midnight he was running a temperature of nearly 102 degrees._
   - _The nurse noted that the patient still had a temperature after two days of treatment._
3. The general mood or feeling of a group or situation.
   - Simple: The shared feeling or mood in a group or place.
   - _The campaign closely watched the political temperature ahead of the vote._
   - _By the second hour, the temperature of the debate had cooled considerably._

## Noun

4. The balance of bodily humors, or the character and outlook thought to be determined by that balance; temperament. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: The balance of bodily fluids, or a person's character once thought to depend on that balance.
5. The condition of having been made gentler or brought into balance. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The state of being made gentler or kept in balance.

## Other meanings

- (noun) A setting that controls how random the output of a model is.

## Origin

Latin temperatura, formed on the past participle stem of tempero ("I temper"), is the source English borrowed; French has a matching température.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/temperature (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).