RANKINE SCALE


Meaning of RANKINE SCALE in English

A scale of absolute temperature using Fahrenheit degrees, in which the freezing point of water is 491.69° and the boiling point of water is 671.69°. (Named after William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872), Scottish engineer and physicist.)

Environmental engineering English vocabulary.      Английский словарь экологического инжиниринга.