temperature
♦ tem|pera|ture /t'emprətʃər/ (temperatures)
1 [N-VAR]
The temperature of something is a measure of how hot or cold it is.
The temperature soared to above 100 degrees in the shade...
Coping with severe drops in temperature can be very difficult.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] oft poss N
Your temperature is the temperature of your body. A normal temperature is about 37° centigrade.
His temperature continued to rise alarmingly.
3 [N-COUNT] usu sing
You can use temperature to talk about the feelings and emotions that people have in particular situations.
There's also been a noticeable rise in the political temperature.
4 [PHRASE] usu PHR after v, v-link PHR
If something is at room temperature, its temperature is neither hot nor cold.
Stir the parsley into the potatoes and serve at room temperature.
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you are running a temperature or if you have a temperature, your temperature is higher than it usually is.
He began to run an extremely high temperature...
6 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you take someone's temperature you use an instrument called a thermometer to measure the temperature of their body in order to see if they are ill.
He will probably take your child's temperature too.
1 [N-VAR]
The temperature of something is a measure of how hot or cold it is.
The temperature soared to above 100 degrees in the shade...
Coping with severe drops in temperature can be very difficult.
2 [N-UNCOUNT] oft poss N
Your temperature is the temperature of your body. A normal temperature is about 37° centigrade.
His temperature continued to rise alarmingly.
3 [N-COUNT] usu sing
You can use temperature to talk about the feelings and emotions that people have in particular situations.
There's also been a noticeable rise in the political temperature.
4 [PHRASE] usu PHR after v, v-link PHR
If something is at room temperature, its temperature is neither hot nor cold.
Stir the parsley into the potatoes and serve at room temperature.
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you are running a temperature or if you have a temperature, your temperature is higher than it usually is.
He began to run an extremely high temperature...
6 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you take someone's temperature you use an instrument called a thermometer to measure the temperature of their body in order to see if they are ill.
He will probably take your child's temperature too.