temporal

IPA: tˈɛmpɝʌɫ

(chiefly in the plural) Anything temporal or secular; a temporality.
(zootomy) Any of a reptile's scales on the side of the head between the parietal and supralabial scales, and behind the postocular scales.
(anatomy) Ellipsis of temporal bone. [Either of two compound bones that collectively make up the sides and base of the skull.]

(relational) Of or relating to the material world, as opposed to sacred or clerical.
(relational) Relating to time:
Of limited time, transient, passing, not perpetual, as opposed to eternal.
(euphemistic) Lasting for a short time only.
Of or relating to time as distinguished from space.
Of or relating to the sequence of time or to a particular time.
(grammar) Relating to or denoting time or tense.
(anatomy, relational) Of or situated in the temples of the head or the sides of the skull behind the orbits.

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