Temperature
['temp(ə)rətʃə] or ['tɛmprətʃɚ]
Definition
(noun.) the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity).
(noun.) the somatic sensation of cold or heat.
Editor: Maureen--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Constitution; state; degree of any quality.
(n.) Freedom from passion; moderation.
(n.) Condition with respect to heat or cold, especially as indicated by the sensation produced, or by the thermometer or pyrometer; degree of heat or cold; as, the temperature of the air; high temperature; low temperature; temperature of freezing or of boiling.
(n.) Mixture; compound.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Degree of heat.
Typist: Tabitha
Examples
- The shoes are then covered with a coat of rubber varnish, and are put into cars and run into the vulcanizing ovens, where they remain from six to seven hours at a temperature of about 275°. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- We should endeavor to secure an elevation in temperature of from 120 to 140 deg. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The new life, on the other hand, was before all things capable of resisting great changes of temperature. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- How to remove the heated, vitiated air and to supply fresh air while maintaining the same uniform temperature is a problem of long standing. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The point at which the water, which rose in the tube, might stand was an indication of the temperature. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In 1844 he proceeded to apply the principles maintained in his earlier study to changes of temperature as related to changes in the density of gases. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- But Mr. Welland was terribly upset; he had a slight temperature every morning while we were waiting to hear what had been decided. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- A more scientific statement, however, is that the cold vapor absorbs the heat units of the water, and taking them away with it, lowers the temperature of the water to the freezing point. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- In the summer the water cools the region; in the winter, on the contrary, the water heats the region, and hence extremes of temperature are practically unknown. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The furnace foreman is notified by the operator as to the temperature by means of small colored electric lights, located above the furnace. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- In winter the heat from the freezing water keeps the temperature of the surrounding higher than it would naturally be, and consequently the cold weather is less severe. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- To accomplish this the caoutchouc must be heated to a temperature of from 120 to 130 deg. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- When the temperature is about as hot as that of molten iron the pure nitrogen gas from the liquid air plant is pumped in and allowed to act on the calcium carbide for about a day and a half. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Cailletet used a pressure of 300 atmospheres and a temperature of -29°, which latter was obtained by the evaporation of liquid sulphurous acid. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The temperature will range from 34 deg. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The space between these two points, which represent the temperatures of boiling water and of melting ice, is divided into 180 equal parts called degrees. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The hides are all hung in a dry loft, where artificial heat of different temperatures is used until they are thoroughly dry. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Our children will probably have beastly temperatures. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- If, however, equal quantities of different substances are exposed, the temperatures resulting from the heating will not necessarily be the same. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Galileo, to whom the advance in exact science is so largely indebted, must also be credited with the fir st apparatus for the measurement of temperatures. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Still later Hall introduced chalk and powdered limestone into porcelain tubes, gun barrels, and tubes bored in solid iron, which he sealed and brought to very high temperatures. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Maybe all our children will have fine temperatures. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- The ductility of glass at high temperatures seems to be unlimited, while its flexibility increases in proportion to the fineness to which its threads are drawn. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Equal amounts of heat do not necessarily produce equivalent temperatures, and equal temperatures do not necessarily indicate equal amounts of heat. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- If two equal quantities of water at the same temperature are exposed to the sun for the same length of time, their final temperatures will be the same. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Of course, when Light is radiated in great quantities not quite these temperatures would be reached. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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