Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index C color temperature: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: col'or tem"perature Pronunciation: [key] — Optics, Photog. Optics,Photog. a temperature defined in terms of the temperature of a black body at which it emits light of a specified spectral distribution: used to specify the color of a light source. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. colorslide color transparency TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: temporize Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language