enduring for a time only; temporary; transitory (opposed to eternal). Grammar. of, relating to, or expressing time: a temporal adjective, such as recent, or a temporal adverb, such as recently.

What is an example of temporal?

An example of temporal used as an adjective is temporal logic, the rules about reasoning in terms of time. An example of temporal used as an adjective is temporal happiness which means happiness of this world, not happiness in the afterlife.

Why does temporal mean?

Temporal comes from the Latin word temporalis which means "of time" and is usually applied to words that mean not having much of it, such as the temp who works at an office for a set amount of time, because temporary situations don't last long.