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  • 1normal temperature — the temperature of the human body in health, about 37°C (98.6°F) when measured orally. This is maintained by the thermotaxic nerve mechanism, which maintains a balance between the thermogenetic, or heat producing, and the thermolytic, or heat… …

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  • 2Some properties of normal hydrogen and deuterium — ▪ Table Some properties of normal hydrogen and deuterium normal hydrogen deuterium Atomic hydrogen atomic number 1 1 atomic weight 1.0080 2.0141 ionization potential 13.595 electron volts 13.600 electron volts electron affinity 0.7542 electron… …

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  • 3Normal human body temperature — 98.6 redirects here. For other uses, see 98.6 (disambiguation). Normal human body temperature, also known as normothermia or euthermia, is a concept that depends upon the place in the body at which the measurement is made, and the time of day and …

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  • 4Temperature examination — Taking a patient s temperature is an initial part of a full clinical examination.Core body temperature is normally carefully controlled within a narrow range so that essential enzymatic reactions can occur. Prolonged temperature elevation… …

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  • 5Normal shock tables — The Normal shock tables are a series of tabulated data listing the various properties before and after the occurrence of a normal shock wave.[1] With a given upstream Mach number, the post shock Mach number can be calculated along with the… …

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  • 6temperature inversion — Meteorol. inversion (def. 12). [1940 45] * * * In meteorology, an increase of air temperature with altitude. Such an increase is a reversal of the normal temperature condition of the troposphere, where temperature usually decreases with altitude …

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  • 7temperature — noun 1 (singular) a measure of how hot or cold a place or thing is: The temperature of the water was just right for swimming. | a temperature of 20º/100º etc: Water boils at a temperature of 100ºC. | the temperature rises/goes up (=it gets… …

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  • 8temperature — tem|pe|ra|ture W2S2 [ˈtempərətʃə US ər] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: temperatura mixture , from temperare; TEMPER2] 1.) [U and C] a measure of how hot or cold a place or thing is temperature of ▪ The temperature of the water was just… …

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  • 9temperature — [[t]te̱mprətʃə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ temperatures 1) N VAR The temperature of something is a measure of how hot or cold it is. Winter closes in and the temperature drops below freezing... The temperature of the water was about 40 degrees... Coping with… …

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  • 10temperature — tem|per|a|ture [ temp(ə)rə,tʃur ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a measurement of how hot or cold a place or object is. Temperature is measured in degrees Fahrenheit or centigrade, which is also called Celsius, using the symbol °: It s stopped… …

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