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temperature (s) (noun), temperatures (pl)
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.
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cryo-, cry-, kryo-, kry-
(Greek: cold, very cold, freezing; used to describe the effects of low temperatures or activities carried on at a very low temperature)
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axillary temperature (s) (noun), axillary temperatures (pl)
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.
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optimum temperature (s) (noun), optimum temperatures (pl)
The temperature which is most suitable, or best, for a procedure or operation; especially, the development of bacterial cultures.
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effective temperature (s) (noun), effective temperatures (pl)
The temperature a black body would have if it radiated the same amount of radiation from the same volume as the object being considered: An effective temperature is the temperature of the surface of a star, conveyed as the temperature of a black body having a similar radius as the star and radiating the identical total amount of energy.
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