Phenomena and Processes

Temperature

The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms.

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The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms.

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  • Temperatures

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prefer specifics HOT TEMPERATURE or COLD TEMPERATURE

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  1. G01w.906w.595w
  2. G16.500.275w.063w.725w.710w
  3. G16.500.750.775w.710w
  4. N06.230w.150.450w
  5. N06.230w.300.100w.725w.710w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Temperature. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013696. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013696
  2. Temperature. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperature
  3. Temperature. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11466