RANKINE

Meaning of RANKINE in English

[Ran.kine] adj [William J. M. Rankine d. 1872 Scot. engineer & physicist] (ca. 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 degrees and the boiling point 671.67 degrees

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RANKINE — adjective Etymology: William J. M. ~ died 1872 Scottish engineer & physicist Date: circa 1926 being, according to, or relating …
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RANKINE — ˈraŋkə̇n adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after William J. M. Rankine died 1872 Scottish engineer and physicist : being, according …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RANKINE — /rang"kin/ , n. 1. William John Macquorn /meuh kwawrn"/ , 1820-70, Scottish engineer and physicist. adj. 2. Thermodynam. pertaining to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RANKINE — n. family name; William Rankine (1820-1872), Scottish engineer and physicist, namesake for Rankine temperature scale; unit of temperature on the …
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RANKINE — adjective Etymology: William J. M. Rankine died 1872 Scottish engineer & physicist Date: circa 1926 : being, according to, or …
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RANKINE — An absolute temperature scale named after William Rankine (1820-1872) that has the same degree size as the Fahrenheit scale but …
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RANKINE — Rankine
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RANKINE — Rankine
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RANKINE — температура по ранкину
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RANKINE — Rankine
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RANKINE — Rankine
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RANKINE — n. Pronunciation: ' ra ŋ -k ə n Function: adjective Etymology: William J. M. Rankine † 1872 Scottish engineer & …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RANKINE, WILLIAM J(OHN) M(ACQUORN) — born July 5, 1820, Edinburgh, Scot. died Dec. 24, 1872, Glasgow Scottish engineer and physicist, one of the founders of …
Английский словарь Британика
RANKINE CYCLE — Ideal cyclical sequence of changes of pressure and temperature of a fluid, such as water, used in an engine, such …
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RANKINE CYCLE — noun Usage: usually capitalized R : an ideal reversible heat-engine cycle approximated by the operating cycle of an actual steam …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RANKINE CYCLE — Thermodynam. the hypothetical cycle of a steam engine in which all heat transfers take place at constant pressure and in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILLIAM RANKINE — n. (1820-1872) Scottish engineer and physicist (namesake for Rankine temperature scale)
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RANKINE, WILLIAM JOHN MACQUORN — born July 5, 1820, Edinburgh, Scot. died Dec. 24, 1872, Glasgow Scottish engineer and physicist and one of the founders …
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RANKINE CYCLE — in heat engines, ideal cyclical sequence of changes of pressure and temperature of a fluid, such as water, used in …
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RANKINE, WILLIAM JOHN MACQUORN — born July 5, 1820, Edinburgh, Scot. died Dec. 24, 1872, Glasgow Scottish engineer and physicist, one of the founders of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RANKINE, WILLIAM J M — born July 5, 1820, Edinburgh, Scot. died Dec. 24, 1872, Glasgow Scottish engineer and physicist, one of the founders of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RANKINE CYCLE — Ideal cyclical sequence of changes of pressure and temperature of a fluid, such as water, used in an engine, such …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RANKINE SCALE — A scale of absolute temperature using Fahrenheit degrees, in which the freezing point of water is 491.69° and the boiling …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
R — I. abbreviation rabbi, radial, radical, Rankine, Reaumur, recipe, registered trademark, regular, Republican, river, R-value, II. certification mark see: g
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WILLIAM — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Aberhart William George William Russell Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen Amis Sir Kingsley William …
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JOHN
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CYCLE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) business cycle carbon cycle Carnot cycle Fenian cycle Fionn cycle geochemical cycle hydrologic cycle …
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CARNOT CYCLE — In heat Sadi Carnot . It is the standard of performance of all heat engines operating between a high and …
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MUDDY — I. ˈmədē, -di adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English moddy, from mode, mudde mud + -y 1. : morally …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEMPERATURE — measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several arbitrary scales and indicating the direction in which …
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SOIL MECHANICS — the study of the physical properties and utilization of soils, especially used in planning foundations for structures and subgrades for …
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ABSOLUTE ZERO — temperature at which a thermodynamic system has the lowest energy. It corresponds to -273.15 on the Celsius scale and to …
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