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Take Temperature: Meaning, Usage & Examples
Meaning 1：measure body heat (take temperature)
take temperature
/teɪk ˈtɛmpərətʃər/
verb phrase
To use a thermometer to check how hot someone's body is.
measure body heat
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/ˈmɛʒər ˈbɒdi hiːt/
verb phrase
To use a thermometer to determine the internal body heat, usually to check for fever or illness.
📘 Details & Usage
📖 Root Explanation
From Latin 'temperatura' (a tempering), via Old French 'temperature'.
💡 Mnemonic
Imagine a thermometer under your tongue; it tells you to 'take temperature'.
📖 Example
When the child felt warm, his mother took his temperature and found he had a slight fever.
When the child felt warm, his mother took his temperature and found he had a slight fever.
🔗 Collocations
take someone's temperature – Measure the body heat of a specific person
take a patient's temperature – Measure the body heat of a patient
take your temperature – Measure your own body heat
🔄 Synonyms
check temperature (verb phrase) – To verify or measure body temperature
measure temperature (verb phrase) – To quantify body heat using a thermometer
monitor temperature (verb phrase) – To observe or track body temperature over time
🌱 Derivatives
temperature (noun) – The degree of heat in the body
temperature-taking (noun) – The act of measuring body heat
thermometer (noun) – An instrument used to measure temperature
📖 Cultural Story
The clinical thermometer was invented by Sir Thomas Clifford Allbutt in 1867, making 'take temperature' a common medical phrase.
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