- Rankine scale
- Ran·kine scale (rangґkin) [William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish engineer and physicist, 1820–1872] see under scale.
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Rankine scale
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Rankine scale — For the idealized thermodynamic cycle for a steam engine, see Rankine cycle. For the scale measuring recovery after stroke, see modified Rankin scale. Rankine temperature conversion formulae from Rankine to Rankine Celsius… … Wikipedia
Rankine scale — Rankino skalė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Rankine scale vok. Rankine Skala, f rus. шкала Ранкина, f pranc. échelle de Rankine, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Rankine scale — noun a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees • Hypernyms: ↑temperature scale * * * Rankine scale, a scale in which temperatures are… … Useful english dictionary
Rankine scale — (R) an absolute scale on which the incremental unit of measurement corresponds with that of the Fahrenheit scale, so that the ice point is at 491.67 degrees Rankine (°R) … Medical dictionary
Rankine scale — n. scale of absolute temperature that uses the same degrees as those of the Fahrenheit scale (freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees) … English contemporary dictionary
rankine scale — Name given the absolute (Fahrenheit) scale. Zero (00R) on this scale is 4600F … Dictionary of automotive terms
Rankine — may refer to: * Rankine cycle, a thermodynamic heat engine cycle * Rankine scale, an absolute temperature scale used mostly by US engineers * William John Macquorn Rankine (1820–1872), a Scottish engineer and physicist who proposed both of the… … Wikipedia
Rankine — /rang kin/, n. 1. William John Macquorn /meuh kwawrn /, 1820 70, Scottish engineer and physicist. adj. 2. Thermodynam. pertaining to an absolute temperature scale (Rankine scale) in which the degree intervals are equal to those of the Fahrenheit… … Universalium
Rankine — n. family name; William Rankine (1820 1872), Scottish engineer and physicist, namesake for Rankine temperature scale; unit of temperature on the Rankine scale … English contemporary dictionary
Rankine — /ˈræŋkən/ (say rangkuhn) adjective 1. denoting or relating to an absolute scale of temperature based on the Fahrenheit degree. One degree Rankine equals 5/9 kelvin. –noun 2. the Rankine scale. Symbol: R {named after William John Macquorn Rankine …
