pa|le|o|tem|per|a|ture

pa|le|o|tem|per|a|ture
pa|le|o|tem|per|a|ture «PAY lee oh TEHM puhr uh chuhr, -chur; -pruh-; PAL ee-», noun.
the temperature of oceans and seas in geological times, obtained by measuring or analyzing the chemical components of fossil sediments: »

the paleotemperatures of the Mesozoic Era.


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  • dis|tem|per|a|ture — «dihs TEHM puhr uh chuhr, pruh », noun. Archaic. 1. distempered or disordered condition; disturbance of health or mind. 2. excess; intemperateness …   Useful english dictionary

  • high-tem|per|a|ture superconductor — «HY TEHM puhruh chuhr, chur; pruh », any one of a class of ceramic compounds conducting electric current with no resistance at temperatures above 77 degrees Kelvin (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen): »The new high temperature… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • tem — an·te·mor·tem; an·te·tem·ple; at·tem·per; at·tem·per·a·ment; at·tem·per·ate; at·tem·per·a·tor; aus·tem·per; bi·o·sys·tem·a·ty; con·tem·per; con·tem·pla·ble; con·tem·plant; con·tem·plate; con·tem·plat·ing·ly; con·tem·pla·tion; con·tem·pla·tor;… …   English syllables

  • ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… …   English syllables

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  • temperature — tem·per·a·ture …   English syllables

  • temperature — tem•per•a•ture [[t]ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, ˌtʃʊər, prə , pər tʃər, ˌtʃʊər[/t]] n. 1) phs thr a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value 2) pat phl a) the degree of heat in a living body, normally… …   From formal English to slang

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