temperature

The degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment.

A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in a sample of matter, expressed in terms of units or degrees designated on a standard scale.

The degree of heat in the body of a living organism, usually about 37.0°C (98.6°F) in humans.

An abnormally high condition of body heat caused by illness; a fever.

In phenology, the temperature below which the germination of the seed and the growth of the plant do not take place.