Rankine scale

Ran·kine scale  (rngkn)

n.

A scale of absolute temperature using degrees the same size 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°.

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[After William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872), Scottish engineer and physicist.]

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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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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