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Noun: temperature  temp(u)ruchu(r)
  1. The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
     
  2. The somatic sensation of cold or heat

Derived forms: temperatures

See also: cold, cool, hot, warm

Type of: fundamental measure, fundamental quantity, physical property, somaesthesia [Brit, Cdn], somatesthesia, somatic sensation, somesthesia [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Temperature

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