temporal
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pər adjective
1.
of or pertaining to time.
2.
pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly: temporal joys.
3.
enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory ( opposed to eternal ).
4.
Grammar.
a.
of, pertaining to, or expressing time: a temporal adverb.
b.
of or pertaining to the tenses of a verb.
5.
secular, lay, or civil, as opposed to ecclesiastical.
noun Usually, temporals.
6.
a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.
7.
something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair.
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English (adj. and noun) < Latin temporālis, equivalent to tempor- (stem of tempus) time + -ālis -al1
1300–50; Middle English (adj. and noun) < Latin temporālis, equivalent to tempor- (stem of tempus) time + -ālis -al1
Related forms
tem·po·ral·ly, adverb
tem·po·ral·ness, noun
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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.
noun
2.
any of several parts in the temporal region, especially the temporal bone.
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temporal1 (ˈtɛmpərəl, ˈtɛmprəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to time |
| 2. | of or relating to secular as opposed to spiritual or religious affairs: the lords spiritual and temporal |
| 3. | lasting for a relatively short time |
| 4. | grammar of or relating to tense or the linguistic expression of time in general: a temporal adverb |
| [C14: from Latin temporālis, from tempus time] | |
| 'temporally1 | |
| —adv | |
| 'temporalness1 | |
| —n | |
| temporal2 (ˈtɛmpərəl, ˈtɛmprəl) | |
| —adj | |
| anatomy of, relating to, or near the temple or temples | |
| [C16: from Late Latin temporālis belonging to the temples; see | |
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Word Origin & History
temporal
mid-14c., "worldly, secular," later "of time, terrestrial, earthly" (late 14c.), "temporary, lasting only for a time" (late 14c.), from O.Fr. temporal, from L. temporalis "of time, temporary," from tempus (gen. temporis) "time, season, proper time or season." Related: Temporality.
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Medical Dictionary
temporal tem·po·ral2 (těm'pər-əl, těm'prəl)
adj.
Abbr. temp.
Of, relating to, or near the temples of the skull.
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Science Dictionary
| temporal (těm'pər-əl) Pronunciation Key
Relating to or near the bones that form the sides and part of the base of the skull. |
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Example sentences
The sundial's nocturnal counterpart, the water clock, was designed to measure temporal hours at night.
Then he pointed to the parietal cortex and the temporal lobes, regions that are also involved in deliberative decision-making.
On first consideration, the temporal and geographic restrictions in your hypothesis seemed merely unwise.
There's also temporal noise reduction, which helps in low-light scenarios.
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