The governor's speech 'raised/lowered the' political 'temperature'. [=it made people more/less angry about the political situation]
The water 'temperature' has risen (by) two degrees. [=the water has become two degrees warmer]
Did you 'take his temperature'? [=did you use a thermometer to find out if he had a fever?]
(..) to the seventh ergs per calorie. Prevost's theory of exchanges. Lambda equals one over pi r squared n. degrees Celsius... the approximate temperature of the young lady in the front row. Mr. Wolowitz, this is your second warning. A sigma particle. Yes, assuming the hypothetical planet (..)2008 TvShow: The Big Bang Theory Title: The Bat Jar Conjecture Season: 1 Episode 13