temperature

US /ˈtɛmpərəˌtʃʊr,-tʃɚ,ˈtɛmprə-/

UK /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/

A2

noun

  • When you your body heat is above normal
  • How hot or cold something is, e.g. the weather

Examples

The nurse produced a thermometer and took my temperature.

the surface temperature of our planet