temporal

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/ Rhymes: -ɛmpəɹəl === Etymology 1 === From Middle English temporal, temporel (“transitory, worldly, material, of secular society”), from Old French temporel or Latin temporālis (“of time (in grammar), temporary, relating to time as opposed to eternity”), from tempus (“time, period, opportunity”) +‎ -ālis. ==== Adjective ==== temporal (not generally comparable, comparative more temporal, superlative most temporal) (relational) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical. Synonyms: secular, lay, civil Antonyms: spiritual, ecclesiastical (relational) Relating to time: Of limited time, transient, passing, not perpetual, as opposed to eternal. (euphemistic) Lasting for a short time only. Of or relating to time as distinguished from space. Of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time. Synonym: chronological (grammar) Relating to or denoting time or tense. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== temporal (plural temporals) (chiefly in the plural) Anything temporal or secular; a temporality. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English, from Middle French timporal, temporal, from Late Latin temporālis, from tempora (“the temples of the head”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of temporalis. ==== Adjective ==== temporal (not comparable) (anatomy, relational) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== temporal (plural temporals) (anatomy) Ellipsis of temporal bone. (zootomy) Any of a reptile's scales on the side of the head between the parietal and supralabial scales, and behind the postocular scales. === References === “temporal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “temporal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “temporal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin temporālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [təm.puˈɾal] IPA(key): (Balearic) [təm.poˈɾal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [tem.poˈɾal] Rhymes: -al === Noun === temporal m (plural temporals) storm === Adjective === temporal m or f (masculine and feminine plural temporals) temporary temporal ==== Derived terms ==== lòbul temporal temporalment ==== Related terms ==== temps === Further reading === “temporal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “temporal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “temporal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “temporal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Cimbrian == === Noun === temporàl m (Luserna) thunderstorm === References === Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin temporālis, from tempus (“temple”) (whence tempe). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁal/ === Adjective === temporal (feminine temporale, masculine plural temporaux, feminine plural temporales) (anatomy) temporal lobe temporal ― temporal lobe ==== Usage notes ==== Not to be confused with temporel. ==== Derived terms ==== os temporal === Further reading === “temporal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Etymology === 13th century. Learned borrowing from Latin temporālis, from tempus (“time”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛmpoˈɾal/ === Adjective === temporal m or f (plural temporais) temporal, pertaining to time temporal, transient, as opposed to eternal temporal, pertaining to the temples of the head (grammar) of a grammatical case in Hungarian ==== Derived terms ==== temporalmente === Noun === temporal m (plural temporais) (weather) rainstorm Synonyms: ballón, invernada (weather) windstorm Synonym: vendaval (weather) tempest Synonym: tempestade === Noun === temporal m (plural temporais) (anatomy) the temporal bone === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “temporal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “temporal”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “temporal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “temporal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “temporal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛmpoˈʁaːl/ Rhymes: -aːl === Adjective === temporal (strong nominative masculine singular temporaler, not comparable) temporal Synonym: zeitlich ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus (“time”). === Adjective === temporal (neuter singular temporalt, definite singular and plural temporale) temporal (related to time) temporal (related to the temples) ==== Derived terms ==== temporalia ==== Related terms ==== temporær === References === “temporal” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “temporal” in The Ordnett Dictionary == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: tem‧po‧ral === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from Latin temporālis (“temporal”), from tempus (“season, time, opportunity”), from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”). ==== Adjective ==== temporal m or f (plural temporais, not comparable) temporal (relating to time) Synonym: crónico secular Synonym: secular ===== Derived terms ===== atemporal ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From tempo (“weather”). ==== Noun ==== temporal m (plural temporais) downpour; heavy rain Synonyms: tempestade, vendaval === Etymology 3 === From têmpora (“temple of the head”). ==== Noun ==== temporal m (plural temporais) temporal bone ===== Hypernyms ===== osso ===== Holonyms ===== crânio ===== Coordinate terms ===== occipital, parietal, frontal, esfenoide, etmoide === Further reading === “temporal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “temporal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French temporel. === Adjective === temporal m or n (feminine singular temporală, masculine plural temporali, feminine/neuter plural temporale) temporal (bone) ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin temporālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tempoˈɾal/ [t̪ẽm.poˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: tem‧po‧ral === Adjective === temporal m or f (masculine and feminine plural temporales) temporal (of or relating to time) temporary Synonym: temporario (anatomy) temporal (of the temples of the head) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === temporal m (plural temporales) storm Synonyms: tempestad, vendaval ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “temporal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025