ROOM TEMPERATURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does room temperature mean? 

• ROOM TEMPERATURE (noun)
  The noun ROOM TEMPERATURE has 1 sense:

1. the normal temperature of room in which people live

  Familiarity information: ROOM TEMPERATURE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ROOM TEMPERATURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The normal temperature of room in which people live

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("room temperature" is a kind of...):

temperature (the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity))

 Context examples 

Note: A liquid is pourable; it flows and conforms to its container at room temperature.

(Liquid Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

But it can also happen in your kitchen if you leave food out for more than 2 hours at room temperature.

(Foodborne Illness, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

EXAMPLE(S): keep at room temperature, store upright.

(Biologic Handling Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)

But Titan is so cold that they behave as liquids, like gasoline at room temperature on our planet.

(Cassini Reveals Surprises with Titan's Lakes, NASA)

In addition, the material is inexpensive, widely available and functions at close to room temperature.

(Green material for refrigeration identified, University of Cambridge)

Previous record holders for coldest brown dwarfs, also found by WISE and Spitzer, were about room temperature.

(A cold, close neighbor of the Sun, NASA)

By using liquid metals as a catalyst, it's possible to turn the gas back into carbon at room temperature, in a process that's efficient and scalable.

(Scientists Turn CO2 into Solid Coal, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Note 1: A liquid is pourable; it flows and conforms to its container at room temperature.

(Emulsion Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Issue associated with compromised device-performance at the ambient room temperature.

(Ambient Temperature Issue in Medical Device Environment, Food and Drug Administration)

Note 1: A semisolid is not pourable; it does not flow or conform to its container at room temperature.

(Gel Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)