temporal

Meanings

• adjective

  Relating to time.

  - "The temporal lobe of the brain is responsible for processing short-term memory."
  - "The temporal dimension refers to the sequence of events in time."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈtɛm.pəɹ.əl/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈtɛm.pəɹ.əl/
   
   
   
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Rhymes

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temporal , metaphorical , moralical , parabolic

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Variants

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temporal , temporally , temporals , deep temporal arteries , deep temporal artery , middle temporal arteries , middle temporal artery , superficial temporal arteries , superficial temporal artery , temporal arteries , temporal artery , temporal bone , temporal bones , temporal lobe , temporal lobes , temporal summation , temporal summations , temporal artery thermometer , temporal artery thermometers , temporal thermometer , temporal thermometers

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'temporis', meaning 'time'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'temporal' comes from the Latin word 'temporis', which means 'time'.

2. The term 'temporal lobe' is named after the Latin word for time because of its role in processing temporal information.

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1. Chronology: The study of the order of events and the dates of those events.

2. Temporal lobe: A part of the brain involved in memory and processing sensory information.

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Quotes

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1. The struggle of the dispersed Tibetan people is made all the more newsworthy by the nonviolent emphasis of their spiritual and "temporal" leader, the Nobel Peace laureate Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in Dharamsala, India.

   - Flynne Bachleda,{it}Publisher's Weekly{/it},15 Aug. 1994

2. By eschewing history and politics, {it}The Last Train From Madrid{/it} leeches war of its particular "temporal" context, providing an eight-year-old with his first glimpse of war as eternal anonymous suffering.

   - Donald Hall,{it}Harper's{/it},May 1991

3. The history of life is not a continuum of development, but a record punctuated by brief, sometimes geologically instantaneous, episodes of mass extinction and subsequent diversification. The geological time scale maps this history, for fossils provide our chief criterion in fixing the "temporal" order of rocks.

   - Stephen Jay Gould,{it}Wonderful Life{/it},1989

4. … each in their own way wanted an authority which could both uphold the law and maintain the order of society; once the first age was over, the consequence of this was the {it}de facto{/it} separation between those who maintained the law … and the men of the sword who had the power to enforce "temporal" order.

   - Albert Hourani,{it}A History of the Arab Peoples{/it},1991

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'temporal' is often used to describe the narrative structure and sequence of events in a story. In music, it can refer to the arrangement of musical elements in time. In philosophy, it can refer to the study of time and its properties.

How to Memorize "temporal"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a clock or a calendar to help remember the meaning of 'temporal'.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'temporal' with the concept of 'time'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase like 'Time is what temporal means'.

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