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temperature

 
 
/ˈtemprətʃər/ noun

Translation

[C, U] how hot or cold something is
sıcaklı, ısı
The room's kept at a temperature of around 20°C. Last night the temperature dropped to below freezing.4241516
sb's temperature how hot or cold someone's body is
vücudunun sıcaklığı; vücut sıcaklığı
The doctor examined him and took his temperature (= measured his temperature).4242112
have a temperature to be hotter than usual because you are ill
ateşi olmak
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(Definition of temperature noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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