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| definition 1: |
Temperature is how hot or cold something is.
The temperature is higher in the little kids' pool than in the big pool.It was cold yesterday, but the temperature today is much warmer. We don't need to wear a jacket today.
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The temperature of something is a number that tells you exactly how hot or cold the thing is. Heat and cold are measured in something called "degrees." When we say that the temperature of something is 60 degrees, for example, that number is the temperature of that thing. If the weather report says the temperature will be zero degrees today, then we know it's going to be a very cold day!
People use something called a thermometer to measure temperature. |
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When we say that someone has a temperature, we mean that that person's body is warmer than usual because they are sick. When you have a temperature, you have a fever.
Dominic had to stay home from school for five days because he had a temperature and a bad cough. |
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disease, ecosystem, flower, leaf, life, life cycle, measurement, milk, nerve, seed, sense, weather |
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