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| temperature |
| 1. n. (obsolete) The state or condition of being tempered or moderated. |
| 2. n. (now rare, archaic) The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament. |
| 3. n. A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer. |
| The boiling temperature of pure water is 100 degrees Celsius. |
| 4. n. An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses. |
| You have a temperature; I think you should stay home today. You’re sick. |
| 5. n. (when not used in relation with something) The temperature(1) of the immediate environment. |
| The temperature dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold. |
| 6. n. (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. |
| Svenska > Engelsk |
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| temperatur |
| 1. n-c. temperature; a measure of cold or hot. A thermometer can usually be used to determine its value, measured in degrees Celsius, degrees Fahrenheit, Kelvin, ... |
| 2. n-c. the temperature of the immediate environment. |
