room temperature

American  

[room tem-per-uh-cher, -choor, -pruh-, -per-cher, room] / ˈrum ˈtɛm pər ə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər, -prə-, -pər tʃər, ˈrʊm /

noun

• room temperatures
  plural

1. a temperature at which food, drink, medicine, etc., is neither cooled nor heated.

   Unopened, our sauces can be stored at room temperature for months, but opened jars must be refrigerated.

   The cheeses are best served at room temperature.

2. any indoor temperature that falls within a range considered comfortable for human occupancy.

   We tested the strength of the bond at room temperature and at 140°F.

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room temperature British  

noun

1. the normal temperature of a living room, usually taken as being around 20°C

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• room temperatures
  plural

Etymology

Origin of room temperature

First recorded in 1845–50

Example Sentences

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room temperature

Serve warm or at room temperature with whipped cream.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

The result was a form of light manipulation that had never previously been achieved at room temperature.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026

Instead, the Royal Mint uses a process that dissolves the gold at room temperature.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

"In this study, we show that CoAl can exhibit significant plasticity at room temperature, offering a new, alternative approach to improve the plastic deformation capability in CoAl," Xu said.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026

But water was available only to the children, while the rest were to revive themselves with a dessert wine at room temperature.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan