Temperature is a physical quantity that indicates the degree of cold and heat of an object. Microscopically, it is the violent degree of thermal movement of molecules of an object.
Temperature can only be measured indirectly through certain characteristics of an object that vary with temperature, and the scale used to measure the temperature of an object is called the thermometer.
It specifies the starting point for temperature readings (zero) and the basic unit for measuring temperature.
At present, the temperature scales widely used internationally include Fahrenheit (°F), Celsius (°C), thermodynamic (K) and international practical temperature scales.
From the viewpoint of molecular kinetic theory, temperature is an indicator of the average translational kinetic energy of molecules.
Temperature is the collective expression of thermal motion of a large number of molecules, which has statistical significance.
For individual molecules, temperature is meaningless.
Use this tool to convert temperatures to Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin and Rankine.