Preferred term
Temperature
Definition
A complete explanation of the intended meaning of a concept- 1. A measure of the average kinetic energy of particles in a sample of matter. (MatPortal, MatOnto Ontology). 2. The base quantity kind temperature (MatPortal, BWMD Mid Level Ontology). 3. The average kinetic energy of all constituents within a materials system (MatPortal, MaterialsMine). 4. Temperature, measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several arbitrary scales and indicating the direction in which heat energy will spontaneously flow—i.e., from a hotter body (one at a higher temperature) to a colder body (one at a lower temperature). (Brittanica). 5. Temperature is a physical quantity that quantitatively expresses the attribute of hotness or coldness. Temperature is measured with a thermometer. It reflects the average kinetic energy of the vibrating and colliding atoms making up a substance. (Wikipedia). degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale (Meriam-Webster dictionary)
Broader concept
Broader conceptIn other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.- Temperature
URI
https://purls.helmholtz-metadaten.de/skosmos/sdv/Temperature