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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
temperature measure of the relative warmth or coolness of an object. Temperature is measured by means of a thermometer or other instrument having a scale calibrated in units called degrees. The size of a degree depends on the particular temperature scale being used. A temperature scale is determined by choosing two reference temperatures and dividing the temperature difference between these two points into a certain number of degrees. The two reference temperatures used for most common scales are the melting point of ice and the boiling point of water. On the Celsius temperature... Read more
Temperature Regulation
Biology Temperature Regulation Humans and other mammals are homeothermic, able to maintain a relatively constant body temperature despite widely ranging environmental temperatures. Although the average human body temperature is 36.7 degrees Celsius (98.2 degrees Fahrenheit ... Read more
temperature regulation
The Oxford Companion to the Body temperature regulation The human body is a heat-generating object. Even at complete rest at a comfortable temperature, the vital functions of the body generate heat. When ... remarkable that, except during exercise or fever, the body temperature can be kept within such narrow limits. This is achieved ... Read more

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