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| Ran·kine scale [ rángkin skàyl ] |
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scale of absolute temperature: an absolute temperature scale in which each degree equals one degree on the Fahrenheit scale, with the freezing point of water being 491.67° and its boiling point 671.67°
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| [Mid-19th century. After the W. J. M. Rankine (1820-1872), British physicist and engineer] |
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