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temporal change

temporal change

6.0
A change that happens over time
  • noun
  • /ˈtɛmpərəl ʧeɪndʒ/
translation icon : cambio temporal
  • Understanding the temporal change in consumer preferences can help businesses adapt their strategies.

Examples

  • The research focuses on temporal change in climate patterns over the last century.

  • Temporal changes in bacterial communities appear particularly pronounced in the freshwater environment.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Analyses of ancient DNA promise to provide important insights into temporal changes in genetic composition in response to human activities in the past several centuries.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Figure 3 illustrates the temporal changes for average bilateral FDI flows in millions of constant U.S. dollars.

    Academic text (2008)

  • With KBAs, we aim to apply the criteria on a global scale and to repeat the analysis iteratively to account for temporal changes in the status of species and sites.

    Academic text (2004)

  • Monitoring of babesiosis-endemic areas for temporal changes in nymphal infection prevalence may also help in understanding mechanisms for the regional increase in human babesiosis cases.

    Academic text (2012)

  • We recommend a systematic monitoring program to assess the regrowth of cattails and to track temporal changes in blackbird damage patterns near glyphosate-treated wetlands.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Similar observations of the temporal changes of prn and ptxA alleles have been reported from other European countries, such as the United Kingdom (16), Finland (19, 20), France (20), and the Netherlands (11, 12).

    Academic text (2012)

  • Seiler, R.L. (2004). Temporal changes in water quality at a childhood leukemia cluster. Ground Water, 42(3), 446-455.

    Academic text (2008)

  • Because animations visualize temporal change, they are deemed to be particularly well-suited to convey information that is inherently dynamic (Btrancourt & Chassot, 2008).

    Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

change
vstemporal change
∞ 1.1

A time when something becomes different

is specifically a shift that unfolds across a period rather than a single act
transition
vstemporal change
449 3.7

A period of change from one state or stage to another

is about gradual shifts spread over time, not only the movement between states
alteration
vstemporal change
102 3.3

A change made to something

is about broader shifts happening over time, not single specific adjustments
evolutionary change
vstemporal change
4 4.4

A slow process of change and development by small steps over time

is any shift that happens across a time period, not only slow development
temporal effect
vstemporal change
6.7

A change that happens over time

is about the process of gradual shifting that occurs across a time period

How Fast

instantaneous
35 5.1
rapid change
6 3.3
temporal change
6.0
gradual
75 3.0
slow
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

temporal change singular
temporal changes plural

Morphology

temporal + change

The meaning 'a change that takes place over a period of time' is directly and compositionally derived from 'temporal' (pertaining to time) + 'change' (a difference or alteration). This follows a regular adjective+noun pattern that is cross-linguistically common and not idiomatic, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Temporal change: The phrase temporal, which is about 'time', combines with change, which is something becoming different. Imagine a row of photos of a town over many years. The differences you see are 'temporal change', so it means a change that happens 'over time'.