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temperature /ˈtɛmprəˌʧuɚ/  

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  • noun
    plural -tures
    a measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is :a measurement in degrees showing the heat of something (such as air or water) [count]
    The water temperature has risen (by) two degrees. [=the water has become two degrees warmer]
    Water boils at a temperature of 212F.
    The samples are kept/maintained at a constant temperature.
    The weatherman predicted unusually low/high temperatures for the area.
    There was a sudden fall/drop in temperature. [=it got colder]
    a change in temperature = a temperature change [noncount]
    Keep the wine at room temperature. [=the temperature of a room that is comfortable]
    [singular] :a measurement of the heat in a person's body
    the normal body temperature of 98.6F
    Did you take his temperature? [=did you use a thermometer to find out if he had a fever?]
    [count] :a level of heat that is above what is normal for the human body :fever
    I have a temperature. = I am running a temperature.
    [count] formal :the level of anger, excitement, etc., in a situation
    The governor's speech raised/lowered the political temperature. [=it made people more/less angry about the political situation]
    The love affair raised the temperature of the story. [=it made the story more exciting]