noun

-273ºC, the lowest temperature that scientists believe is possible

noun

two long pieces of metal fixed together, each of which bends a different amount when they are both heated to the same temperature

noun

the temperature at which a liquid boils

abbreviation

Celsius

noun

a system for measuring temperature that is part of the metric system, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees

noun

celsius

noun

a unit for measuring temperature. Measurements are often expressed as a number followed by the symbol °

noun

a temperature in the eighties is between 80 and 89 degrees fahrenheit

abbreviation

Fahrenheit

noun

a system for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 32º and boils at 212º

adjective

measured in Fahrenheit. The written abbreviation is ‘F’

noun

the lowest temperature at which a gas from a liquid will burn in the air

noun

the temperature at which water freezes and becomes ice

noun

the temperature at which a particular liquid freezes

noun

a high temperature in an oven or heating system

noun

a line on a weather map that connects places where the temperature is the same

noun

a unit for measuring temperature

noun

used about temperatures

noun

the temperature at which a solid substance changes into a liquid

noun

a silver liquid metal element that is used in thermometers (=pieces of equipment that measure temperature)

adjective, preposition

used before a number to show that a number or temperature is less than zero

adjective, conjunction, preposition

used before a number for giving temperatures above zero

adjective

sub-zero temperatures are lower than zero degrees

noun

a measurement of how hot or how cold a place or object is. Temperature is measured in degrees Celsius or degrees Fahrenheit, using the symbol °

noun

the measurement of how hot your body is

noun

a piece of equipment that measures temperature

noun

a piece of equipment that controls the temperature in a building, machine, or engine

noun

an increase in the temperature of something

noun

the feeling of heat

noun

the very high temperature at which metal becomes white in colour

noun

a measurement of the air temperature in a particular place that includes the effect that the wind speed has on how cold you feel

noun

the temperature at which water freezes in the celsius system

adjective

adverb

a temperature in the fifties is between 50 and 59 degrees Fahrenheit

a temperature in the forties is between 40 and 49 degrees Fahrenheit

a temperature in the nineties is between 90 and 99 degrees Fahrenheit

a temperature in the seventies is between 70 and 79 degrees Fahrenheit

a temperature in the sixties is between 60 and 69 degrees Fahrenheit