rankine

Ran·kine

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rang-kin]
- /ˈræŋ kɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rang-kin]
- /ˈræŋ kɪn/

Definitions of rankine word

noun rankine William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist. 1
adjective rankine Thermodynamics. pertaining to an absolute temperature scale (Rankine scale) in which the degree intervals are equal to those of the Fahrenheit scale and in which 0° Rankine equals −459.7° Fahrenheit. Compare absolute temperature scale, Kelvin (defs 2, 3). 1
adjective rankine 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 0

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