Search Result:temporal


KK Pronunciation

〔 `tZmpәrәl 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˋtєmpәrәl 〕


Overview of noun temporal

The noun temporal has 1 sense


  • temporal role, temporal -- (the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb)


Overview of adj temporal

The adj temporal has 5 senses


  • temporal -- (not eternal; "temporal matters of but fleeting moment"- F.D.Roosevelt)

  • temporal -- (of or relating to or limited by time; "temporal processing"; "temporal dimensions"; "temporal and spacial boundaries"; "music is a temporal art")

  • temporal -- (of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit); "temporal bone")

  • worldly, secular, temporal -- (characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church")

  • temporal -- (of this earth or world; "temporal joys"; "our temporal existence")