temperature

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A measure of how hot or cold something is.

   Water boils at a temperature of 100 degrees Celsius.

2. 2
   noun

   A body temperature higher than normal, usually a sign of illness; a fever.

   You have a temperature, so you should stay home and rest.

Borrowed from Latin temperātūra (cf. also French température), from the past participle stem of tempero (“to temper”).

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