temporal¹

[tem-per-uh l, tem-pruh l] /ˈtɛm pər əl, ˈtɛm prəl/

adjective

of or pertaining to time.

pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world; worldly:

temporal joys.

enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal).

Grammar.

of, pertaining to, or expressing time:
a temporal adverb.
of or pertaining to the tenses of a verb.

secular, lay, or civil, as opposed to ecclesiastical.

noun, Usually, temporals

a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality.

something that is temporal; a temporal matter or affair.

Origin

1300-50; Middle English (adj. and noun) < Latin temporālis, equivalent to tempor- (stem of tempus) time + -ālis -al¹

Related forms

temporally, adverb

temporalness, noun

temporal²

[tem-per-uh l, tem-pruh l] /ˈtɛm pər əl, ˈtɛm prəl/

adjective

of, pertaining to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone.

noun

any of several parts in the temporal region, especially the temporal bone.

Origin

1535-45; < Late Latin temporālis, equivalent to tempor- (stem of tempus) temple² + -ālis -al¹

Examples from the web for temporal

Work scheduling is characterised by temporal externalities.
Religion is based on fear of the unknown and temporal ignorance.
You're not supposed to think about lofty spiritual affairs in terms so temporal as their political importance.
The shock of reentering the temporal zone leaves me a little dazed, disoriented.
Then he pointed to the parietal cortex and the temporal lobes, regions that are also involved in deliberative decision-making.
His is still a handsome face but, depending on the angle or the expression, it now exists in a kind of temporal flux.
Four decades apart, the two wars shared many features, starting with the moral and temporal clarity of their beginnings.
But it's his contribution to the field of temporal physics for which he is best remembered.
temporal noise reduction should help in low-light scenarios.
There's also temporal noise reduction, which helps in low-light scenarios.

British Dictionary definitions for temporal

temporal¹

/ˈtɛmpərəl; ˈtɛmprəl/

adjective

of or relating to time

of or relating to secular as opposed to spiritual or religious affairs: the lords spiritual and temporal

lasting for a relatively short time

(grammar) of or relating to tense or the linguistic expression of time in general: a temporal adverb

Derived Forms

temporally, adverb
temporalness, noun

Word Origin

C14: from Latin temporālis, from tempus time

temporal²

/ˈtɛmpərəl; ˈtɛmprəl/

adjective

(anatomy) of, relating to, or near the temple or temples

Word Origin

C16: from Late Latin temporālis belonging to the temples; see temple²

Word Origin and History for temporal

adj.

mid-14c., "worldly, secular," later "of time, terrestrial, earthly" (late 14c.), "temporary, lasting only for a time" (late 14c.), from Old French temporal, from Latin temporalis "of time, temporary," from tempus (genitive temporis) "time, season, proper time or season," of unknown origin. Related: Temporality.

temporal in Medicine

temporal tem·po·ral² (těm'pər-əl, těm'prəl)
adj.
Abbr. temp.
Of, relating to, or near the temples of the skull.

temporal in Science

temporal

(těm'pər-əl)
Relating to or near the bones that form the sides and part of the base of the skull.