C1adjectiveformalacademicscience
US/ˈtem.pər.əl/
UK/ˈtem.pər.əl/
connected with time, or with the order in which things happen
In context
The study looked at temporal changes in rainfall over fifty years.
Words like "before" and "after" express a temporal relationship.
Patients often lose temporal awareness, forgetting what day it is.
Words that go with temporal
adjective + noun
- temporal orderPlease list the events in temporal order.
- temporal relationshipThe report shows a temporal relationship between the two events.
- temporal sequenceThe photos were arranged in temporal sequence.
- temporal changeTemporal change in prices is easy to see in a line graph.
- temporal dimensionHistory adds a temporal dimension to the study of cities.
- temporal lobeThe temporal lobe of the brain is involved in hearing.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
a temporal jobCorrect: a temporary job