temp
/tɛmp/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Clipping of temperature.
verb
To measure or check the temperature of something, especially food or equipment in a commercial kitchen.
adv
Alternative form of temp. (“in the time of”).
adj
noun
Abbreviation of test and evaluation master plan
Example Sentences
- "“All brake temps except the one are in the yellow and climbing. You'll get the warning light soon,” was the flight engineer's response. The one brake temp that was okay was the brake on the blown tire."
- "The produce walk in is temping at between 42-46° and I let management know but nobody seemed too pressed about it. Days later it’s still the same problem"
- "Our dairy section coolers have been temping at 50 degrees for two hours and the product is temping at 45."
- "Consequently, the unit executes and places the result in a temp register."
- "That is, r-values include numeric constants, nonaddressable local variables (temps) […]"
- "--I temp for money, but it's not my main thing. I write plays."
Etymology
Clipping of temperature.