room temperature

noun

A normal temperature of a room in which people live; typically 20 to 23°C (68 to 73°F); neither heated nor cooled.

“Water freezes at 0°C, which is below typical room temperature.”

Meanings

nounroom temperature (usually uncountable, plural room temperatures)

plural room temperatures

  1. uncountableusuallyA normal temperature of a room in which people live; typically 20 to 23°C (68 to 73°F); neither heated nor cooled.

    Water freezes at 0°C, which is below typical room temperature.

Translations

Afrikaans kamertemperatuur
  • kamertemperatuurnormal temperature
Bulgarian стайна температура
  • стайна температура (stajna temperatura)normal temperature
Chinese Mandarin 常溫 /常温, 室溫 /室温
  • 常溫 /常温 (chángwēn)normal temperature
  • 室溫 /室温 (shìwēn)normal temperature
Czech pokojová teplota
  • pokojová teplotanormal temperature
Danish stuetemperatur
  • stuetemperaturnormal temperature
Dutch kamertemperatuur
  • kamertemperatuurnormal temperature
Esperanto ĉambra temperaturo
  • ĉambra temperaturonormal temperature
Estonian toatemperatuur
  • toatemperatuurnormal temperature
Finnish huoneenlämpö
  • huoneenlämpönormal temperature
French température ambiante
  • température ambiantenormal temperature
German Zimmertemperatur, Raumtemperatur
  • Zimmertemperaturnormal temperature
  • Raumtemperaturnormal temperature
Hungarian szobahőmérséklet
  • szobahőmérsékletnormal temperature
Icelandic stofuhiti
  • stofuhitinormal temperature
Irish teocht an tseomra
  • teocht an tseomranormal temperature
Italian temperatura ambiente
  • temperatura ambientenormal temperature
Japanese 常温, 室温
  • 常温 (jōon)normal temperature
  • 室温 (shitsuon)normal temperature
Norwegian Bokmål romtemperatur
  • romtemperaturnormal temperature
Polish temperatura pokojowa
  • temperatura pokojowanormal temperature
Portuguese temperatura ambiente
  • temperatura ambientenormal temperature
Russian ко́мнатная температу́ра
  • ко́мнатная температу́ра (kómnatnaja temperatúra)normal temperature
Slovak izbová teplota
  • izbová teplotanormal temperature
Spanish temperatura ambiente
  • temperatura ambientenormal temperature
Thai อุณหภูมิห้อง
  • อุณหภูมิห้องnormal temperature
Turkish oda sıcaklığı
  • oda sıcaklığınormal temperature
Ukrainian кімна́тна температу́ра
  • кімна́тна температу́ра (kimnátna temperatúra)normal temperature
Cite this entry
APA

room temperature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/room%20temperature

MLA

“room temperature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/room%20temperature. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “room temperature,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/room%20temperature.

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