1. A sensation of coldness or chilliness; a feeling of cold.
Usage: medical or formal; often used in medical contexts to describe a symptom or bodily sensation
2. The cooling of the body after death; algor mortis.
Usage: medical; forensic pathology term

Examples

• The patient complained of algor and fever throughout the night.
• A sudden algor ran through her body as she stepped into the cold air.
• The medical examiner noted the algor mortis to estimate the time of death.
• He experienced an algor that made him shiver uncontrollably.
• The algor of the winter morning was invigorating.