noun A measurement of how hot or cold something is.
- The temperature dropped below freezing overnight.
- Check the oven temperature before you put the bread in.
- The water temperature at the beach was warmer than we hoped.
- The nurse took his temperature and told him to stay in bed.
noun A body temperature higher than normal, indicating fever or illness.
- Aren't you feeling so well this morning?" she asked him anxiously. "Do you think you've got a temperature?
— Josephine Tey, The Daughter of Time (1951)
- The child had a temperature, so we kept her home from school.
- You have a temperature. I think you should stay home today. You’re sick.
- I think you have a temperature, so rest and drink plenty of water.
