Rankine scale

Ran·kine scale

(ran'kĭn),

a thermometer scale in which each degree Rankine (°Rank) is equal to the Fahrenheit but applied to the absolute temperature scale with its zero point at absolute zero; °Rank = °F + 459.67.

[William Rankine]

Rankine scale

Etymology: William J. M. Rankine, Scottish physicist, 1820-1870

an absolute temperature scale calculated in degrees Fahrenheit. Absolute zero on the Rankine scale is -460° F, equivalent to -273° C. See also Kelvin scale.

Rankine scale

An obsolete temperature scale with a zero-point at absolute zero, and which uses Fahrenheit degrees.

Rankine,

William J. McQ., Scottish physicist, 1820-1870.

Rankine scale - a thermometer scale with its zero point at absolute zero.

Rankine scale (rang´kin),

n.pr an absolute temperature scale calculated in degrees Fahrenheit. Absolute zero on the Rankine scale is 460°F, equivalent to 273°C.