"degree absolute" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: degrees absolute [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|degrees absolute}} degree absolute (plural degrees absolute)
  1. (dated, before 1968) The unit of temperature, the kelvin. Wikipedia link: Kelvin Tags: dated Synonyms: degree Kelvin [obsolete], kelvin
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