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temperature
has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ noun ] the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)Sizzling temperatures and hot summer pavements are anything but kind to the feet . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)It does n't really matter which month of the year you sow them , but they germinate best when they have a wide variation of temperature , very warm followed by cool in the same 24 hours . The fruit is then cooled to 42 ` F. , a temperature at which it lapses into a sort_of dormant state . This cooling does not change the avocado in any way , it just delays the natural softening of the fruit until a grove like temperature ( room_temperature ) is restored . If the temperature is controlled properly , the avocado will delay its ripening until needed . |
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[ noun ] (psychology) the somatic sensation of cold or heat
Used in print (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)It is as_follows : `` The usual sensitivity tests showed that the specific qualities of skin-perceptiveness ( pressure , pain , temperature ) , as_well_as the kinesthetic sensations ( muscular feelings , feelings in the tendons and joints ) , were , as_such , essentially intact , although they seemed , in_comparison_with normal reactions , to be somewhat diminished over the entire body . Related terms |
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