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absolute temperature
ab·so·lute tem·per·a·ture (plural ab·so·lute tem·per·a·tures)


noun 
Definition:
 
temperature derived from laws of thermodynamics: temperature derived from the laws of thermodynamics rather than being primarily derived from properties of substances
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