TEM-pruh-churz
/ˈtɛmpɹətʃɚz/
temperatures is pronounced TEM-pruh-churz (/ˈtɛmpɹətʃɚz/). Temperatures refer to the degree or intensity of hotness or coldness, typically measured by a thermometer. In science and weather contexts, it denotes the numerical value of heat energy in a given environment or substance, expressed in degrees. The term often appears in phrases like forecast temperatures, high temperatures, and temperature ranges. It can also describe the warmth or chill in conditions affecting living beings or materials.
Temperatures refer to the degree or intensity of hotness or coldness, typically measured by a thermometer. In science and weather contexts, it denotes the numerical value of heat energy in a given environment or substance, expressed in degrees. The term often appears in phrases like forecast temperatures, high temperatures, and temperature ranges. It can also describe the warmth or chill in conditions affecting living beings or materials.
- You: you’ll hear too-strong final -tures; fix by relaxing the middle vowels to /ə/ and softening the final -tʃərz to /tʃəz/. - You: avoid compressing TEM- to -tem- in casual speech; keep TEM as a strong initial syllable and split the rest clearly. - You: don’t default to a hard -t- before -ures; practice the sequence TEM-per-a-tures with light, quick transitions.
"The forecast temperatures tomorrow will range from 60 to 75 degrees."
"Industrial processes require precise temperatures to ensure product quality."
"Extreme temperatures can damage electronics and batteries."
Prince: temper-a-tures is pronounced /ˈtɛm.pə.rə.tʃərz/ in US, /ˈtem.pər.ə.tʃəz/ in UK, and /ˈtem.pə.rə.tʃəz/ in AU. Primary stress on the first syllable TEM. The middle syllable often reduces to a schwa in connected speech; final -ures sounds like -erɪz or -ɚz depending on accent. Visualize it as TEM-per-a-tures with a light, quick roll of the tongue on the -tʃə- sequence.
Common errors: (1) Overpronouncing the -ture- as -tchə-; ensure -tə- and -rə- flow. (2) Skipping syllables or compressing to TEM-per-ters; in careful speech, keep -a-tures separate: -ə- as a weak vowel. (3) Misplacing the stress by saying tem-PE-ră-tures; correct with TEM-per-a-tures. Practice with slow syllable separation and then blend.
US: TEM-pə-ruh-chərz with rhotacized -r- and more American schwa; UK: TEM-pruh-chəz with clearer -tʃə- and final -z; AU: TEM-pə-rə-chəz; vowels slightly broader and less rhotic in non-rhotic contexts. Listen for final -chərz vs -təz; US tends to a darker r and vowel reduction, UK may preserve /ə/ more neutrally, AU often a blend with a flat 'a' in -temper-.
The difficulty lies in the consonant cluster -tə-rə- followed by -tʃərz or -tʃəz, which blends quickly in natural speech. The middle flurry of schwas can collapse, making the word sound like TEM-pər-chooz or TEM-pə-rə-cherz if rushed. The presence of two syllables near the front with a single-tap 't' and the final voiced -ərz/-əz requires precise tongue placement and pacing.
The word includes a blend around the medial /tər/ sequence where the alveolar stop can edge toward a flap in rapid speech, particularly in US casual speech, producing something like TEM-pə-rə-zhərz in some dialects; focus on keeping /t/ clear before /ə/. The -tɪә/ in some fast renditions may reduce to -tərəz; emphasize distinct syllables in careful speech.
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- US: rhotic /ɹ/ in stressed syllables; keep a clear /ɹ/ after vowels and before /ə/. Vowel quality: /ɛ/ in TEM; schwa /ə/ in -per- and -a-; final -tʃərz commonly realized as /tʃəz/. - UK: non-rhotic; /ˈtem.pə.rə.tʃəz/ with less postvocalic /ɹ/ and more centralized vowels; maintain a crisp -tʃə- before -z. - AU: similar to UK but with more vowel leveling; maintain /ə/ for weak vowels, /ɹ/ may be weaker depending on speaker; emphasize clear /t/ before /ə/ and /r/ sequence when present in some dialects. IPA references: US /ˈtɛm.pə.rə.tʃərz/, UK /ˈtem.pə.rə.tʃəz/, AU /ˈtem.pə.rə.tʃəz/.
The word temperature comes from Middle English temperatour, from Old French temperatour, from Medieval Latin temperaturā, from temperāre ‘to temper, to mix in due proportion, to regulate’ (based on Latin temperare ‘to mix, govern, restrain’). The suffix -atures forms a noun of action or result in English, paralleling similar formations like figure, creature, or natural. Early usage in the late 14th century referred to the mixture or proportion of various humors in medieval physiology, and subsequently extended to the degree of heat in physical bodies. The modern scientific sense—measured warmth or coldness—developed with the rise of thermodynamics and meteorology in the 17th–19th centuries, as instruments like thermometers and thermocouples allowed precise quantification. First known written attestations appear in scientific and medical Latin-to-French manuscripts, then transitioning into English meteorology and physics writings by the 18th century. By the 19th and 20th centuries, “temperature” became a standard term across disciplines, with plural “temperatures” used in contexts like weather forecasts, climate data, and experimental conditions to denote multiple readings or ranges.
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