"Rankine scale" meaning in All languages combined

See Rankine scale on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: the Rankine scale [canonical]
Etymology: Named after Scottish engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine (1820–1872) who proposed the scale in 1859. Etymology templates: {{named-after/list|engineer and physicist||||}} engineer and physicist, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|William John Macquorn Rankine}} William John Macquorn Rankine, {{named-after|en|William John Macquorn Rankine|born=1820|died=1872|nat=Scottish|occ=engineer and physicist|wplink=William Rankine}} Named after Scottish engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine (1820–1872) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Rankine scale
  1. A scale for measuring temperature, with zero defined as absolute zero and degrees having the same measure as the degree Fahrenheit of the Fahrenheit scale. Wikipedia link: Rankine scale Coordinate_terms: Celsius scale, Fahrenheit scale, Kelvin scale, Réaumur scale
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