Etymology

Réaumur

Today it means: Réaumur scale, a temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is 80 degrees and its freezing point is 0 degrees. Full definition →

First used 18th c.
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The story

Named after French scientist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683–1757).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 18th c. Réaumur scale, a temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is 80 degrees and its freezing point is 0 degrees.
  • from 18th c. Measured on the Réaumur scale.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.