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How to pronounce temperature
Say it like this: /ˈtɛmpɹətʃɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does temperature mean?
nounA measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
“The boiling temperature of pure water is 100 degrees Celsius.”
An elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever.
“You have a temperature. I think you should stay home today. You’re sick.”
A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents.
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