1. relating to time or the passage of time
2. relating to worldly rather than spiritual matters
3. relating to the temples of the head
Usage: anatomy

1. a bone forming part of the side of the skull
Usage: anatomy

Examples

• The temporal sequence of events was carefully documented.
• Medieval rulers held both spiritual and temporal power.
• The temporal lobe processes auditory information.
• She felt pain in her temporal region after the accident.
• The temporal bone protects important brain structures.
• Scientists study temporal patterns in climate data.
• The church separated temporal and religious authority.