| 单词 | rankine scale |
| 释义 | > as lemmasRankine scale a. attributive. Designating a scale of absolute temperature (i.e. one with its zero identified with absolute zero) in which the degrees are equal in size to those on the Fahrenheit scale; esp. in Rankine scale.The relationships between the Rankine scale and other scales are as follows (F = Fahrenheit, C = Celsius): °R = °F + 459.67 = (°C + 273.15) × 9/5. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > measurement of temperature > [noun] > specific scales Fahrenheit thermometer1732 Fahrenheit scale1740 Fahrenheit1754 Réaumur scale1764 Celsius thermometer1781 Réaumur1785 Celsius1790 Celsius scale1790 R1806 Wedgwood1807 centigrade1812 absolute temperature scale1886 Kelvin scale1908 Rankine scale1931 Rankine temperature1938 1931 K. M. Watson Industr. Chem. Calculations iii. 36 The Rankine scale of absolute temperature corresponds, in the size of its unit degree, to the Fahrenheit scale. Thus X°F = (x + 460)°R (Rankine). 1962 Encycl. Dict. Physics VII. 207/1 On the Rankine scale, absolute zero is zero degree Rankine, the freezing point of water is 491·7° and the boiling point of water 671·7°. 1993 R. J. Pond Introd. Engin. Technol. (ed. 2) v. 105 The absolute temperature scale in the English system is the Rankine scale. < as lemmas |
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