Phrase guide

room temperature

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A normal temperature of a room in which people live; typically 20 to 23°C (68 to 73°F); neither heated nor cooled.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Water freezes at 0°C, which is below typical room temperature.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the normal temperature of room in which people live

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: temperature

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kamertemperatuur — normal temperature
  • Armenian: սենյակային ջերմաստիճան (senyakayin ǰermastičan) — normal temperature
  • Azerbaijani: otaq temperaturu — normal temperature
  • Bulgarian: стайна температура (stajna temperatura) — normal temperature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 常溫 /常温 (chángwēn) — normal temperature
  • Chinese Mandarin: 室溫 /室温 (shìwēn) — normal temperature
  • Czech: pokojová teplota — normal temperature
  • Danish: stuetemperatur — normal temperature
  • Dutch: kamertemperatuur — normal temperature
  • Esperanto: ĉambra temperaturo — normal temperature
  • Estonian: toatemperatuur — normal temperature
  • Finnish: huoneenlämpö — normal temperature
  • French: température ambiante — normal temperature
  • Galician: temperatura ambiente — normal temperature
  • Georgian: ოთახის ტემპერატურა (otaxis ṭemṗeraṭura) — normal temperature
  • German: Zimmertemperatur — normal temperature
  • German: Raumtemperatur — normal temperature
  • Hungarian: szobahőmérséklet — normal temperature
  • Icelandic: stofuhiti — normal temperature
  • Irish: teocht an tseomra — normal temperature
  • Italian: temperatura ambiente — normal temperature
  • Japanese: 常温 (jōon) — normal temperature
  • Japanese: 室温 (shitsuon) — normal temperature
  • Macedonian: собна температура (sobna temperatura) — normal temperature
  • Norwegian Bokmål: romtemperatur — normal temperature
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: romtemperatur — normal temperature
  • Polish: temperatura pokojowa — normal temperature
  • Portuguese: temperatura ambiente — normal temperature
  • Russian: ко́мнатная температу́ра (kómnatnaja temperatúra) — normal temperature
  • Slovak: izbová teplota — normal temperature
  • Spanish: temperatura ambiente — normal temperature
  • Thai: อุณหภูมิห้อง — normal temperature
  • Turkish: oda sıcaklığı — normal temperature
  • Ukrainian: кімна́тна температу́ра (kimnátna temperatúra) — normal temperature