Definition of "temperature" []

• The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment. (noun)
• A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter, expressed in terms of units or degrees designated on a standard scale. (noun)
• The degree of heat in the body of a living organism, usually about 37.0°C (98.6°F) in humans. (noun)
• An abnormally high condition of body heat caused by illness; a fever. (noun)

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• "The latter temperature (106) still stands as the highest official temperature* ever recorded for Washington, and without air conditioning at that!"
• "The temperature to which a substance must be heated in order to burn and continue to burn is called the _kindling temperature_ of that substance."
• "Adaptation to shifts in temperature is not that difficult ..."