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noun how hot or cold sth is ADJ. high, warm Yesterday the town reached its highest ever February temperature. | cold, cool, low, sub-zero | moderate | normal | extreme Avoid exposing the instrument to extreme temperatures. | boiling, freezing, melting the boiling temperature of the solvent | maximum, minimum | average, mean | constant, stable, steady | daytime | daily | summer, winter, etc. | April, July, etc. | global The increase in the mean global temperature will be about 0.3°C per decade. | air, sea, water, etc. | ambient, room | oven | body | surface the surface temperature of our planet VERB + TEMPERATURE have Some places had temperatures in the forties during the heat wave. | heat sth to, raise Heat the oven to a temperature of 200°C. | reduce | reach | control | expose sth to TEMPERATURE + VERB go up, increase, rise | drop, fall, go down, plummet Overnight the temperature fell as low as -30°C. TEMPERATURE + NOUN conditions | change, difference, increase, rise | gradient, range, variation a temperature range of 60?74°F | control, regulation | measurement | gauge, sensor PREP. at ~ Serve the wine at room temperature. | in a ~ This plant grows well in temperatures above 55°F. | ~ above/below/between, ~ of The fish prefer a temperature of 24?27°C. PHRASES a change/variation in temperature, a drop in temperature, an increase/a rise in temperature, a range of temperature fever ADJ. high | slight VERB + TEMPERATURE have, run She's running a temperature. | take The nurse produced a thermometer and took my temperature. | bring down They used ice packs to bring down her temperature. TEMPERATURE + VERB go up, rise | come down PREP. ~ of He's in bed with a temperature of 102.
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temperature
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + temperature
high
• At high temperatures water is not able to hold as much oxygen.
low
• Temperatures were so low most plants could not survive.
constant
• The temperature of the room is kept constant.
extreme temperatures
• The material has to be able to withstand extreme temperatures.
sub-zero temperatures
• They spent six hours on the mountain in sub-zero temperatures.
the air/water temperature
• The water temperature should be between 60 and 65°F.
somebody's body temperature
• His body temperature was high and he was dehydrated.
phrases
a rise in temperature/a temperature rise
• The result was a rise in the Earth's temperature.
a drop/fall in temperature
• At night there is a dramatic drop in temperature.
a change in temperature
• The oil is affected by changes in temperature.
at room temperature
• Store the wine at room temperature.
verbs
the temperature rises
• The temperature rose steadily throughout the morning.
the temperature soars
(= rises quickly to a high level )
• In summer the temperature can soar to over 40°C (104°F).
the temperature falls/drops
• Last winter, the temperature fell below freezing on only five days.
raise the temperature
• The thermostat allows you to raise the temperature.
lower the temperature
• Paracetomol lowers your body temperature.
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