Antonyms for temperature


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tem-per-uh-cher, -choo r, -pruh-, -per-cher, -choo r
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər


Definition of temperature

Origin :
  • 1530s, "fact of being tempered," also "character or nature of a substance," from Latin temperatura "a tempering, moderation," from temperatus, past participle of temperare "to moderate" (see temper (v.)). Sense of "degree of heat or cold" first recorded 1670 (Boyle), from Latin temperatura, used in this sense by Galileo. Meaning "fever, high temperature" is attested from 1898.
  • noun hotness, coldness of some degree
Example sentences :
  • The morning was clear, with a temperature at sunrise of 24°.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • The temperature of the spring was 58°, while that of the river was 51°.
  • Extract from : « The Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Oregon and California » by Brevet Col. J.C. Fremont
  • The temperature of the oven is important in baking potatoes.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • At a pressure of 20 pounds, the temperature will be about 260 degrees.
  • Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • She had been ailing for a month, and now she was down with a temperature.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • In the tropics up currents were also caused by temperature differences.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • I may almost say their temperature would be the same at the Equator as the Pole.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • In the end of May, the temperature again rose, and spring returned for good and all.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • Many persons, and I am one, can drink coffee at a temperature of 131.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • Isaac knew the temperature of his frames to the twentieth part of a degree.
  • Extract from : « The Black Tulip » by Alexandre Dumas (Pere)

Synonyms for temperature

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