degree Rankine

noun

A unit of thermodynamic temperature equal to 5/9 kelvin, and derived by offsetting the Fahrenheit scale to absolute zero.

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Meanings

noundegree Rankine (plural degrees Rankine)

plural degrees Rankine

  1. A unit of thermodynamic temperature equal to 5/9 kelvin, and derived by offsetting the Fahrenheit scale to absolute zero.

Origin

Named after the Glasgow University engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine, who proposed this scale in 1859.

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Translations

Thai องศาแรงคิน
  • องศาแรงคิน (ong-sǎa-rɛɛng-kin)unit of temperature
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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