/ 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 Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lunar Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language