Degree+of+temperature
21Degree Day — A unit for measuring the extent that the outdoor daily average temperature (the mean of the maximum and minimum daily dry bulb temperatures) falls below (in the case of heating, see Heating Degree Day), or falls above (in the case of cooling,… …
22Degree symbol — This article describes the typographical or mathematical symbol. For other meanings, see Degree. ° Degree symbol Punctuation …
23degree Celsius — (°C) a metric unit of temperature. The Celsius temperature scale is named for the Swedish astronomer and physicist Anders Celsius (1701 1744), who used a similar scale. The freezing point of water (at one atmosphere of pressure) was originally …
24temperature — n. degree of heat or cold 1) to take smb. s temperature 2) a high; low; normal temperature 3) (smb. s) body temperature 4) room temperature (at room temperature) 5) a temperature drops, falls; goes down 6) a temperature goes up, rises 7) a… …
25temperature — n. 1 the degree or intensity of heat of a body in relation to others, esp. as shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch etc. 2 Med. the degree of internal heat of the body. 3 colloq. a body temperature above the normal (have a temperature). 4… …
26degree-day — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : a unit that represents one degree of declination from a given point (as 65°) in the mean outdoor temperature of one day and is often used in measuring fuel requirements of buildings * * * /di gree day /, n. Engin. one degree …
27degree — de|gree W1S3 [dıˈgri:] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: degré, from Latin gradus step, grade ] 1.) written abbreviation deg. a unit for measuring temperature. It can be shown as a symbol after a number. For example, 70º means 70 degrees… …
28degree — /dI gri:/ noun 1 ANGLES/TEMPERATURE (C) a unit of measurement, especially for temperature or angles 2 AMOUNT (C, U) the amount of a quality that exists or how much something happens (+ of): People will choose the party that offers some degree of… …
29Temperature — The temperature is the specific degree of hotness or coldness of the body. It is usually measured with a thermometer. * * * The sensible intensity of heat of any substance; the manifestation of the average kinetic energy of the molecules making… …
30degree Rankine — (°R) a traditional unit of absolute temperature. 1 degree Rankine represents the same temperature difference as 1 degree Fahrenheit, but the zero point of the scale is set at absolute zero. This means the Rankine temperature is 459.67° plus… …
