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tempera
temperament
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temperance
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temperature
temperature coefficient
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temperature gradient
tem·per·a·ture gra·di·ent (plural tem·per·a·ture gra·di·ents)


noun 
Definition:
 
air temperature change: the rate of change in air temperature over distance, especially elevation
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