temperature

Signification

1. A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
2. An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses.
3. 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.
4. A parameter that controls the degree of randomness of the output.
5. (colloquial) The general mood.
6. (obsolete) The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
7. The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈtɛm.pɹə.t͡ʃə/

Étymologie

Borrowed from Latin temperātūra (cf. also French température), from the past participle stem of tempero (“I temper”).

Phrases

As long as there is water in a cooking pot , the temperature cannot rise above a hundred degrees Celsius .

Tant qu'il y a de l'eau dans un pot de cuisson, la température ne peut pas dépasser cent degrés Celsius.