单词 | Rankine |
释义 | Rankine/ˈraŋkɪn/Physics and Engineering noun 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; especially in Rankine scale.
adjective As postpositive. Of a thermometric degree or specified number of degrees: measured on the Rankine scale. OriginMid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From the name of William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist and engineer. |
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