Ran·kine scale (r ng k n)n. A scale of absolute temperature having the same degree increments as those of the Fahrenheit scale, in which the freezing point of water is 491.69° and the boiling point of water is 671.69°. [After William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872), Scottish engineer and physicist.] |
Rankine scale
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(Physics / General Physics) an absolute scale of temperature in which the unit of temperature is equal to that on the Fahrenheit scale and the zero value of temperature is equal to -459.67°F Compare Kelvin scale
| Rankine scale (rngkn) A scale of absolute temperature having the same degree increments as those of the Fahrenheit scale, in which the freezing point of water is 491.69° and the boiling point is 671.69°. A temperature in degrees Fahrenheit is converted to a temperature in degrees Rankine by the addition of 459.67°. |
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| Noun | 1. | Rankine scale - 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 temperature scale - a system of measuring temperature |
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