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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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