temporal
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/
Audio (RP) (file)
- Rhymes: -ɛmpəɹəl
Etymology 1
From Middle English temporal, temporel (“transitory, worldly, material, of secular society”), from Old French temporel or Latin temporālis (“of time (in grammar), temporary, relating to time as opposed to eternity”), from tempus (“time, period, opportunity”) + -ālis.
Adjective
temporal (not generally comparable, comparative more temporal, superlative most temporal)
- (relational) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
- temporal power, temporal courts
- Synonyms: secular, lay, civil
- Antonyms: spiritual, ecclesiastical
- 1945 September and October, C. Hamilton Ellis, “Royal Trains—V”, in Railway Magazine, page 252:
- The [papal] train was in use until 1871, when the Pope [Pius IX] lost his temporal power.
- 2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King: The Dawn of Tudor England, Penguin Books, page 166:
- Not long before, he had ruefully acknowledged in a letter to his pious mother that most of his appointments to the bench of bishops had been motivated by distinctly temporal impulses.
- (relational) Relating to time:
- Of limited time, transient, passing, not perpetual, as opposed to eternal.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Corinthians 4:18:
- The things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
- (euphemistic) Lasting for a short time only.
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- Of or relating to time as distinguished from space.
- Of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time.
- Synonym: chronological
- (grammar) Relating to or denoting time or tense.
- Of limited time, transient, passing, not perpetual, as opposed to eternal.
Derived terms
- abtemporal
- antitemporal
- atemporal
- biotemporal
- contemporal
- cotemporal
- extratemporal
- geotemporal
- hypertemporal
- intertemporal
- isotemporal
- metatemporal
- microtemporal
- monotemporal
- multitemporal
- nontemporal
- omnitemporal
- phylotemporal
- physiotemporal
- pretemporal
- pseudotemporal
- retrotemporal
- sociotemporal
- spatiotemporal
- spectrotemporal
- supertemporal
- supratemporal
- temporal case
- temporal dead zone
- temporal distributive
- temporal hour
- temporalism
- temporality
- temporalize, temporalise
- temporal logic
- temporally
- temporalness
- temporalty
- transtemporal
- unitemporal
- visuotemporal
Translations
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Noun
temporal (plural temporals)
- (chiefly in the plural) Anything temporal or secular; a temporality.
- 1684, John Dryden, The History of the League, translation of Histoire de la Ligue by Louis Maimbourg:
- for God's people love always to be dealing as well in temporals as spirituals
- 1876, James Russell Lowell, “Dante”, in Among My Books: Second Series:
- He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to the emperor in temporals.
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Etymology 2
Middle English, from Middle French timporal, temporal, from Late Latin temporālis, from tempora (“the temples of the head”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of temporalis.
Adjective
temporal (not comparable)
- (anatomy, relational) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.
Derived terms
- anterotemporal
- auriculotemporal
- basotemporal, basitemporal
- bitemporal
- centrotemporal
- corticotemporal
- deep temporal nerve
- dorsotemporal
- extratemporal
- frontotemporal
- inferotemporal
- infratemporal
- intratemporal
- laterotemporal
- mediotemporal
- mesiotemporal
- midtemporal
- nasotemporal
- occipitotemporal
- ophthalmotemporal
- orbitotemporal
- parietotemporal
- posttemporal
- rostrotemporal
- septotemporal
- sphenotemporal
- subtemporal
- superotemporal
- temporal artery
- temporal bone
- temporal fossa
- temporal lobe
- temporal muscle
- temporalward, temporalwards
- temporo-, tempor-
- ventrotemporal
- zygomaticotemporal
Translations
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Noun
temporal (plural temporals)
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of temporal bone.
- (zootomy) Any of a reptile's scales on the side of the head between the parietal and supralabial scales, and behind the postocular scales.
References
- “temporal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “temporal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
- temporal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin temporalis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /təm.poˈɾal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /təm.puˈɾal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /tem.poˈɾal/
- Rhymes: -al
Noun
temporal m (plural temporals)
- storm
Adjective
temporal (masculine and feminine plural temporals)
- temporary
- temporal
Derived terms
- lòbul temporal
- temporalment
Related terms
- temps
Further reading
- “temporal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “temporal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “temporal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “temporal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Cimbrian
Noun
temporàl m
- (Luserna) thunderstorm
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
French
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin temporālis, from tempus (“temple”) (whence tempe).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑ̃.pɔ.ʁal/
Adjective
temporal (feminine temporale, masculine plural temporaux, feminine plural temporales)
- (anatomy) temporal
- lobe temporal ― temporal lobe
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with temporel.
Derived terms
- os temporal
Further reading
- “temporal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Etymology
13th century. Borrowed from Latin temporālis, from tempus (“time”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛmpoˈɾal/
Noun
temporal m (plural temporais)
- (weather) rainstorm
- Synonyms: ballón, invernada
- (weather) windstorm
- Synonym: vendaval
- (weather) tempest
- Synonym: tempestade
Noun
temporal m (plural temporais)
- (anatomy) the temporal bone
Adjective
temporal m or f (plural temporais)
- temporal, pertaining to time
- temporal, transient, as opposed to eternal
- temporal, pertaining to the temples of the head
- (grammar) of a grammatical case in Hungarian
References
- “temporal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “temporal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “temporal” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “temporal” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “temporal” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɛmpoˈʁaːl/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
temporal (strong nominative masculine singular temporaler, not comparable)
- temporal
- Synonym: zeitlich
Declension
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist temporal | sie ist temporal | es ist temporal | sie sind temporal | |
strong declension (without article) | nominative | temporaler | temporale | temporales | temporale |
genitive | temporalen | temporaler | temporalen | temporaler | |
dative | temporalem | temporaler | temporalem | temporalen | |
accusative | temporalen | temporale | temporales | temporale | |
weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der temporale | die temporale | das temporale | die temporalen |
genitive | des temporalen | der temporalen | des temporalen | der temporalen | |
dative | dem temporalen | der temporalen | dem temporalen | den temporalen | |
accusative | den temporalen | die temporale | das temporale | die temporalen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein temporaler | eine temporale | ein temporales | (keine) temporalen |
genitive | eines temporalen | einer temporalen | eines temporalen | (keiner) temporalen | |
dative | einem temporalen | einer temporalen | einem temporalen | (keinen) temporalen | |
accusative | einen temporalen | eine temporale | ein temporales | (keine) temporalen |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus (“time”).
Adjective
temporal (neuter singular temporalt, definite singular and plural temporale)
- temporal (related to time)
- temporal (related to the temples)
Derived terms
- temporalia
Related terms
- temporær
References
- “temporal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “temporal” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /tẽ.poˈɾaw/ [tẽ.poˈɾaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /tẽ.puˈɾal/ [tẽ.puˈɾaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: tem‧po‧ral
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin temporālis (“temporal”), from tempus (“season, time, opportunity”), from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”).
Adjective
temporal m or f (plural temporais, not comparable)
- temporal (relating to time)
- Synonym: crónico
- secular
- Synonym: secular
Related terms
- tempão
- temperatura
- tempestade
- tempestivo
- tempestuoso
- tempo
- temporada
- temporalidade
- temporão
- temporário
- temporização
- temporizar
Etymology 2
From tempo (“weather”).
Noun
temporal m (plural temporais)
- downpour; heavy rain
- Synonyms: tempestade, vendaval
Etymology 3
From têmpora (“temple of the head”).
Noun
temporal m (plural temporais)
- temporal bone
Hypernyms
- osso
Holonyms
- crânio
Coordinate terms
- occipital, parietal, frontal, esfenoide, etmoide
Romanian
Etymology
From French temporel.
Adjective
temporal m or n (feminine singular temporală, masculine plural temporali, feminine and neuter plural temporale)
- temporal (bone)
Declension
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | temporal | temporală | temporali | temporale | ||
definite | temporalul | temporala | temporalii | temporalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | temporal | temporale | temporali | temporale | ||
definite | temporalului | temporalei | temporalilor | temporalelor |
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin temporālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tempoˈɾal/ [t̪ẽm.poˈɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: tem‧po‧ral
Adjective
temporal (plural temporales)
- temporal (of or relating to time)
- temporary
- Synonym: temporario
- (anatomy) temporal (of the temples of the head)
Derived terms
- espaciotemporal
- horquilla temporal
- hueso temporal
- infratemporal
- lóbulo temporal
- temporalmente
Related terms
- temporalidad
Noun
temporal m (plural temporales)
- storm
- Synonyms: tempestad, vendaval
Derived terms
- capear el temporal
Further reading
- “temporal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014