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TEMPORAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the time of the state or action denoted by the verb
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("temporal" is a kind of...):
participant role; semantic role ((linguistics) the underlying relation that a constituent has with the main verb in a clause)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of this earth or world
Example:
our temporal existence
Classified under:
Similar:
earthly (of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not eternal
Example:
temporal matters of but fleeting moment
Classified under:
Similar:
impermanent; temporary (not permanent; not lasting)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
Example:
temporal possessions of the church
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
economic (concerned with worldly necessities of life (especially money))
material (concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests)
materialistic; mercenary; worldly-minded (marked by materialism)
mundane; terrestrial (concerned with the world or worldly matters)
Also:
earthly (of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven)
profane; secular (not concerned with or devoted to religion)
sophisticated (having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Of or relating to the temples (the sides of the skull behind the orbit)
Example:
temporal bone
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
temple (the flat area on either side of the forehead)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Of or relating to or limited by time
Example:
music is a temporal art
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
time (the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past)
Context examples:
An integer specifying the relative sequential or temporal ordering of this relationship among other similar relationships having the same source.
(Defined Composition Relationship Sequence Number, NCI Thesaurus)
An almond-shaped group of basal nuclei anterior to the inferior horn of the lateral ventricle of the brain, within the temporal lobe.
(Amygdala, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A brain region in the medial temporal lobe near the hippocampus.
(Entorhinal Cortex, NCI Thesaurus)
It might refer to a temporal or sequential relationship, or indicate the possibility of performing a particular type of activity as a substitute for another one.
(Clinical Study Activity Relationship, NCI Thesaurus)
It could refer to the temporal, or sequential relationship, or indicate that a test was performed to verify another test result, or designate that a test is a component of a test panel.
(Observation Result Relationship Comment, NCI Thesaurus)
The area between the clivus and the petrous portion of the temporal bone.
(Petroclival Region, NCI Thesaurus)
A coded value specifying the temporal relationship of observation period to time of subject enrollment.
(Observational Study Protocol Version Time Perspective Code, NCI Thesaurus)
Each person had a high-resolution MRI scan, which provides a detailed look at the medial temporal lobe, or MTL, a brain region involved in the formation of new memories.
(Sitting Is Bad for Your Brain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Researchers measured glucose levels in different brain regions, some vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease pathology, such as the frontal and temporal cortex, and some that are resistant, like the cerebellum.
(Higher brain glucose levels may mean more severe Alzheimer’s, National Institutes of Health)
Temporal specification associated with a frame.
(Acquisition Time Frame, NCI Thesaurus)
