Fever vs. Temperature
Difference Between Fever and Temperature
Fevernoun
A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
"I have a fever. I think I've the flu."Temperaturenoun
(obsolete) The state or condition of being tempered or moderated.
Fevernoun
Any of various diseases.
scarlet feverTemperaturenoun
The balance of humours in the body, or one's character or outlook as considered determined from this; temperament.
Fevernoun
A state of excitement or anxiety.
Temperaturenoun
A measure of cold or heat, often measurable with a thermometer.
The boiling temperature of pure water is 100 degrees Celsius.Fevernoun
(neologism) A group of stingrays.
Temperaturenoun
An elevated body temperature, as present in fever and many illnesses.
You have a temperature; I think you should stay home today. You’re sick.Feververb
To put into a fever; to affect with fever.
a fevered lipTemperaturenoun
The temperature(1) of the immediate environment.
The temperature dropped nearly 20 degrees; it went from hot to cold.Feververb
To become fevered.
Temperaturenoun
(thermodynamics) A property of macroscopic amounts of matter that serves to gauge the average intensity of the random actual motions of the individually mobile particulate constituents. [http://arxiv.org/pdf/physics/0004055]
Fevernoun
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
Temperaturenoun
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
Fevernoun
intense nervous anticipation;
in a fever of resentmentTemperaturenoun
the somatic sensation of cold or heat
