basal body temperature method of family planning basal body temperature method | natural family planning in which the fertile period of the woman's menstrual cycle is inferred by noting the rise in basal body temperature that typically occurs with ovulation |
release outlet vent | activity that frees or expresses creative energy or emotion, she had no other outlet for her feelings, he gave vent to his anger |
exit issue outlet way out | an opening that permits escape or release, he blocked the way out, the canyon had only one issue |
mercantile establishment retail store sales outlet outlet | a place of business for retailing goods |
outlet box | (electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system |
wall socket wall plug electric outlet electrical outlet outlet electric receptacle | receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices |
temperature | the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity) |
absolute temperature | temperature measured on the absolute scale |
Curie temperature Curie point | the temperature above which a ferromagnetic substance loses its ferromagnetism and becomes paramagnetic |
room temperature | the normal temperature of room in which people live |
basal body temperature basal temperature | body temperature in the morning before rising or moving about or eating anything |
body temperature blood heat | temperature of the body, normally . F or C in humans, usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health |
coldness cold low temperature frigidity frigidness | the absence of heat, the coldness made our breath visible, come in out of the cold, cold is a vasoconstrictor |
hotness heat high temperature | the presence of heat |
temperature | the somatic sensation of cold or heat |
cooling chilling temperature reduction | the process of becoming cooler, a falling temperature |
temperature change | a process whereby the degree of hotness of a body (or medium) changes |
temperature unit | a unit of measurement for temperature |
standard temperature | exactly zero degrees centigrade |
temperature scale | a system of measuring temperature |
temperature gradient | change in temperature as a function of distance (especially altitude) |
thoracic outlet syndrome | tingling sensations in the fingers, caused by compression on a nerve supplying the arm |