n.
Pronunciation: ' ra ŋ -k ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: William J. M. Rankine † 1872 Scottish engineer & physicist
Date: circa 1926
: being, according to, or relating to an absolute-temperature scale on which the unit of measurement equals a Fahrenheit degree and on which the freezing point of water is 491.67° and the boiling point 671.67°