Rankine
Rankine definition
Ran·kine (raŋ′kin)
adjective
designating or of an absolute-temperature scale in which a measurement interval equals a Fahrenheit degree and in which 0° is equal to -459.69°F, so that the freezing point of water is 491.69°R
Etymology: after Wm. J. M. Rankine (1820-72), Scot physicist
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