Used in a Sentence

temperatures

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for temperatures.

Editorial note

Women have lower skin temperatures, and higher core temperatures.

Examples15
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of temperatures gathered in one view.

noun

A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.

noun

An elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever.

noun

(machine learning) A parameter that controls the degree of randomness of the output.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for temperatures.

noun

A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.

noun

An elevated body temperature, as present in many illnesses; fever.

noun

(machine learning) A parameter that controls the degree of randomness of the output.

noun

(figurative, colloquial) The general mood.

Example sentences

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Women have lower skin temperatures, and higher core temperatures.

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Sub-zero temperatures in the winter and above 100 degree heat in the summer are not mild inconveniences.

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Increasing temperatures melt the Greenland ice sheets, which decreases the salinity of the north atlantic.

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And that's before considering environmental issues, most batteries don't appreciates temperatures of -20C and below.

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Less oil droplets sprayed everywhere while cooking, copes well with high temperatures, and tastes great!

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It just so happens that men tend to be thicker on average, so they are more comfortable in lower ambient temperatures.

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There were other neat aspects to it, like how temperatures worked out really nicely.

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Try it once and you'll understand.) - Different oils will combust at different temperatures.

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Extra virgin olive oil isn't good to cook with at high temperatures.

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Use an infrared thermometer on your pans when heating oil, and you'll soon get a feel for what temperatures are produced by your usual methods.

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It wouldn't matter even if the bees could only survive lower temperatures than the hornet -- bees are expendable if it allows the hive to survive.

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Even more amazing that the honey bee can withstand temperatures up to 118 degrees F, just 3 degrees higher than the hornet, and yet they still manage to use heat as a means of attack.

Quote examples

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They're talking about any method in which the cooking oil is heated to temperatures where it can "burn".

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Edit: as was pointed out to me in another comment: this is using a loose definition of "life" which includes 23 hour nights at freezing temperatures.

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> this is using a loose definition of "life" which includes 23 hour nights at freezing temperatures.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use temperatures in a sentence?

Women have lower skin temperatures, and higher core temperatures.

What does temperatures mean?

A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.

What part of speech is temperatures?

temperatures is commonly used as noun.