temperature

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin temperātūra (cf. also French température), from the past participle stem of tempero (“I temper”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛmp(ə)ɹət͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈtɛm.pə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɛm.pəɹˌt͡ʃɚ/, /ˈtɛm.pɹəˌt͡ʃɚ/, /ˈtɛm.pə.t͡ʃɚ/, [ˈtʰɛm.pʰəɹˌt͡ʃɚ], [ˈtʰɛm.pʰɹəˌt͡ʃɚ], [tʰɛm.pʰə.t͡ʃɚ] (Indic) IPA(key): /ʈɛmp(ə)ˈretʃə(r)/ === Noun === temperature (countable and uncountable, plural temperatures) A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:temperature An elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever. (thermodynamics) 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. (machine learning) A parameter that controls the degree of randomness of the output. (figurative, colloquial) The general mood. (obsolete) The state or condition of being tempered or moderated. (now rare, archaic) The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament. 1993, James Michie, trans. Ovid, The Art of Love, Book II: Only a strong dose of love will cure / A woman with an angry temperature. ==== Quotations ==== ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== temperature inversion ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Customary: degrees Fahrenheit (°F), degrees Rankine (°R, measures absolute temperature) Metric: degrees Celsius/centigrade (°C), kelvins (K, measures absolute temperature) Thesaurus:temperature cool cold fresh fever hot lukewarm warm === References === temperature on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tem.pe.raˈtu.re/ Rhymes: -ure Hyphenation: tem‧pe‧ra‧tù‧re === Noun === temperature f pl plural of temperatura == Latin == === Participle === temperātūre vocative masculine singular of temperātūrus == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin temperatura. === Noun === temperature f (plural temperatures) disposition; habitual state; temperament