RANKINE SCALE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Rankine scale mean? • RANKINE SCALE (noun)
The noun RANKINE SCALE has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: RANKINE SCALE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• RANKINE SCALE (noun)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("Rankine scale" is a kind of...):
temperature scale (a system of measuring temperature)
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