1. A reference as to how hot or cold something or someone is: Jane’s mother measured her temperature because she thought she had the flu and was shivering.
2. A description of the coldness or heat regarding excitement: After the political survey was completed, the temperature of the feelings of the opposing politicians in connection with the next election was very obvious.

The body heat as recorded by a thermometer placed in the armpit: Kelvin had his axillary temperature measured by his doctor and the reading was normal in that it was .75 degrees Fahrenheit which was less than his oral (mouth) temperature.

The temperature at which the ideal gas molecules would have an average kinetic energy equal to that of electrons in a plasma which is being investigated.

The air temperature of an imaginary environment in which an occupant would feel the same thermal sensation as in the actual environment.

The temperature which is most suitable, or best, for a procedure or operation; especially, the development of bacterial cultures.

A device with sensors and a recorder, used to record salinity, temperature, and the depth of ocean water.

1. The network of sense organs and connecting pathways that allow differences in temperature changes.
2. The sense by which differences of temperature are distinguished by thermoreceptors or bodily sense receptors that respond to stimulations of heat and cold temperatures.
3. The capability of perceiving cold and warmth, and so being aware of the differences in the temperatures of external objects.