temporal

temporal

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛm.pə.ɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmpəɹəl
  • Rhymes: -ɒɹəl

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)

  1. (relational) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
    Synonyms: secular, lay, civil
    Antonyms: spiritual, ecclesiastical
  2. (relational) Relating to time:
    1. Of limited time, transient, passing, not perpetual, as opposed to eternal.
      1. (euphemistic) Lasting for a short time only.
    2. Of or relating to time as distinguished from space.
    3. Of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time.
      Synonym: chronological
    4. (grammar) Relating to or denoting time or tense.
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

temporal (plural temporals)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) Anything temporal or secular; a temporality.

Etymology 2

From 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)

  2. (anatomy, relational) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.
Derived terms
Translations

Noun

temporal (plural temporals)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of temporal bone.
  2. (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, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • “temporal”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin temporālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [təm.puˈɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [təm.poˈɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [tem.poˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al

Noun

temporal m (plural temporals)

  1. storm

Adjective

temporal m or f (masculine and feminine plural temporals)

  1. temporary
  2. 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, 2025
  • “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

  1. (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)

  1. (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. Learned borrowing from Latin temporālis, from tempus (“time”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛmpoˈɾal/

Adjective

temporal m or f (plural temporais)

  1. temporal, pertaining to time
  2. temporal, transient, as opposed to eternal
  3. temporal, pertaining to the temples of the head
  4. (grammar) of a grammatical case in Hungarian

Derived terms

  • temporalmente

Noun

temporal m (plural temporais)

  1. (weather) rainstorm
    Synonyms: ballón, invernada
  2. (weather) windstorm
    Synonym: vendaval
  3. (weather) tempest
    Synonym: tempestade

Noun

temporal m (plural temporais)

  1. (anatomy) the temporal bone

References

  • Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “temporal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “temporal”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “temporal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “temporal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
  • Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “temporal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛmpoˈʁaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

temporal (strong nominative masculine singular temporaler, not comparable)

  1. temporal
    Synonym: zeitlich

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin temporālis, from Latin tempus (“time”).

Adjective

temporal (neuter singular temporalt, definite singular and plural temporale)

  1. temporal (related to time)
  2. temporal (related to the temples)

Derived terms

  • temporalia

Related terms

  • temporær

References

  • “temporal” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “temporal” in The Ordnett Dictionary

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • 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)

  1. temporal (relating to time)
    Synonym: crónico
  2. secular
    Synonym: secular
Derived terms
  • atemporal
Related terms

Etymology 2

From tempo (“weather”).

Noun

temporal m (plural temporais)

  1. downpour; heavy rain
    Synonyms: tempestade, vendaval

Etymology 3

From têmpora (“temple of the head”).

Noun

temporal m (plural temporais)

  1. temporal bone
Hypernyms
  • osso
Holonyms
  • crânio
Coordinate terms
  • occipital, parietal, frontal, esfenoide, etmoide

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French temporel.

Adjective

temporal m or n (feminine singular temporală, masculine plural temporali, feminine and neuter plural temporale)

  1. temporal (bone)

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin temporālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tempoˈɾal/ [t̪ẽm.poˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: tem‧po‧ral

Adjective

temporal m or f (masculine and feminine plural temporales)

  1. temporal (of or relating to time)
  2. temporary
    Synonym: temporario
  3. (anatomy) temporal (of the temples of the head)

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

temporal m (plural temporales)

  1. storm
    Synonyms: tempestad, vendaval

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “temporal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

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