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The temperature outside was below freezing.
What does Temperature mean?
how hot or cold something is.
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Temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is, such as air, water, food, or the human body.
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The nurse checked my temperature with a thermometer.
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Scientists recorded the water temperature every hour during the experiment.
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What does temperature mean?
Temperature measures how hot or cold something is.
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WordTemperature.
Partnoun.
MeaningTemperature means how hot or cold something is.
ExampleExample: The temperature outside was below freezing.
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- tem · pruh · cher
- Strongest beat
- tem
- Ending
- cher
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- Put a little extra energy on tem.
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coldnessUse as a contrast to warmth or heat.
coolnessUse when something has a lower temperature.
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Word family
Temperature word family
Base word
temperature
noun
temperature
A measure of hotness or coldness.
noun
temperatures
More than one temperature reading.
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