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The word temperature traces back to a Latin root meaning what?

temperature

[tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher] / ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər /


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The devices will track physiological data including body temperature, heart rate and fat reserves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

The new radio measurements provide a much more direct examination of this elusive part of Betelgeuse's atmosphere and confirm the long-suspected "temperature minimum."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The team cited charts illustrating that temperature anomalies lead world food prices by about 12 months.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2026

A Learjet pilot called air-traffic control for clearance to fly higher Sunday at about 12:50 p.m. local time as a storm was generating ice and turbulence at an air temperature of negative 52.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Once I passed through the double doors, the temperature plummeted.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

The weather is looking chilly with temperatures forecast to drop through the night into the mid-single figures.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

The region’s LNG imports were just 84% of their prewar average in October, Kpler said, while European Union gas storage was only 74.6% full, well below the seasonal average, amid colder temperatures in Northwest Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

The results revealed temperatures falling to approximately 2,200 Kelvin, more than 1,000 degrees below the temperature of the visible surface, or photosphere.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Sweden reported refrigeration problems that forced several retailers to discard food after temperatures rose.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

All those reporting on a sick call with temperatures of exactly 102 were asked to return in an hour to have their temperatures taken again.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller


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