| bake |
to cook using dry heat at a medium oven temperature. Things such as bread, cookies, and pies are baked. [1/3 definitions] |
| boil1 |
of a liquid, to produce bubbles of water vapor when heated to a high enough temperature. [1/5 definitions] |
| boiling point |
the temperature at which a liquid starts to boil. [1/2 definitions] |
| Cal.1 |
abbreviation of "large calorie," or "large calories"; the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius. |
| Celsius |
relating to a temperature scale on which water freezes at zero degrees and boils at one hundred degrees; centigrade. (abbreviated: C) |
| chill |
a feeling of cold and shivering caused by lowered temperature. [1/6 definitions] |
| climate change |
a major change in Earth's climate that is of current concern and which is associated with an increase in carbon dioxide and certain other gases in Earth's atmosphere. These gases contribute to the increasing temperature of the planet. [1/2 definitions] |
| cold |
having a body temperature below normal. [2/7 definitions] |
| cold-blooded |
having blood whose temperature changes with the temperature of the air or water. Animals such as fishes, snakes, and lizards are cold-blooded. [1/2 definitions] |
| cool |
to lower in temperature; make less warm. [1/9 definitions] |
| degree |
a unit for measuring temperature. [1/4 definitions] |
| detector |
a device that finds or detects something, such as changes in temperature or pressure. |
| Fahrenheit |
relating to a temperature scale on which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. (abbreviated: F) |
| fever |
a body temperature higher than normal that is usually caused by illness. [1/2 definitions] |
| foam |
a lightweight, man-made material with many tiny air holes, used especially for packaging or for keeping things at a preferred temperature. [1/6 definitions] |
| frost |
the condition produced when the air temperature falls below the freezing point of water, or the temperature at which this happens. [1/5 definitions] |
| hot spring |
a natural spring that has water warmer than body temperature. |
| hypothermia |
a condition of very low body temperature. |
| incubator |
a warm container that protects and helps babies that are sick or born too early. An incubator allows doctors to control the temperature, amount of oxygen, and other conditions that affect a baby's health. [1/2 definitions] |
| Kelvin |
a temperature scale having intervals that correspond to those of the Celsius scale. On the Kelvin scale, zero degrees (zero Kelvins)is equal to -273.15 degrees Celsius. [2/3 definitions] |
| mercury |
a heavy, silver-white metal that is one of the chemical elements. Mercury is liquid at room temperature. It is used in thermometers and barometers. (symbol: Hg) [1/3 definitions] |