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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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These temperature differences provide favourable conditions for new low-pressure systems to form and strengthen.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Today, Canada's lobsters are "doing better," Brady told AFP, because while temperature increases in Maine waters are stressing lobster populations, "that's not the case up in Canada."

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

These include checking whether your energy supplier offers cheaper prices at off-peak times, bleeding your radiators so that they're more efficient, and turning your heating up in small increments until you reach the right temperature.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Although its actual temperature increased with depth, the rate of warming was much smaller than scientists would normally expect.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

School spirit keeps you warm no matter what the temperature is.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

According to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, since 1982 average annual gulf surface temperatures have warmed at nearly triple the rate of the world's oceans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

“Most forecasts are pointing to unseasonably warm weather returning to northwest Europe next week. However, temperatures are expected to drop in November.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The winter of 2025 to 2026 ranked among Switzerland's ten least snowy winters since records began, leaving glaciers with less snow to protect them from warmer temperatures.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

There were concerns that she would be further weakened by falling water temperatures.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

And I had on thermal underwear—thermal underwear that was supposed to keep me warm in minus-ten-degree temperatures.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt


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