How to Spell temperature
temperature
temperature - noun
- Degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale
- The degree of heat that is natural to the body of a living being
- Abnormally high body heat
- Relative state of emotional warmth
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"running a temperature"
temperature - thesaurus
Antonyms: cut
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin temperātūra "mixture of substances in proper proportion, adjustment between extremes, mean," from temperātus, past participle of temperāre "to moderate, bring to a proper strength or consistency by mixing, maintain in a state of balance" + -ūra -ure