Rankine scale
n. scale of absolute temperature that uses the same degrees as those of the Fahrenheit scale (freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees) | ||||
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Rankine scale Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Rankine scale
Noun
1. a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees
(hypernym) temperature scale
Noun
1. a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees
(hypernym) temperature scale
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rankine scale
rankine scale
n : a scale of absolute temperature in fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees [syn: rankine scale]
rankine scale
n : a scale of absolute temperature in fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees [syn: rankine scale]
Rankine scale Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
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RANKINE SCALE
A scale of absolute temperature using Fahrenheit degrees, in which the freezing point of water is 491.69° and the boiling point of water is 671.69°. (Named after William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872), Scottish engineer and physicist.)
A scale of absolute temperature using Fahrenheit degrees, in which the freezing point of water is 491.69° and the boiling point of water is 671.69°. (Named after William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872), Scottish engineer and physicist.)
Rankine scale Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
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RANKINE SCALE
Name given the absolute (Fahrenheit) scale. Zero (0) R on this scale is -460°F.
Name given the absolute (Fahrenheit) scale. Zero (0) R on this scale is -460°F.
Rankine scale Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Rankine scale
Rankine is a thermodynamic (absolute) temperature scale named after the Scottish engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine, who proposed it in 1859.
The symbol is °R (or °Ra if necessary to distinguish it from the Rømer and Réaumur scales). As with the Kelvin scale (symbol: K), zero on the Rankine scale is absolute zero, but the Rankine degree is defined as equal to one degree Fahrenheit, rather than the one degree Celsius used by the Kelvin scale. A temperature of -459.67 °F is precisely equal to 0 °R.
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