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réaumur scale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
reau-mur s-cale
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A temperature scale on which 0 °C is 0 and 100 °C is 80.

name

A temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 and the alcohol mixture expands by 8% and boils at 80.

Etymology

Named after the French scientist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683–1757).

Frequently Paired Words

Celsius scale Fahrenheit scale Kelvin scale Rankine scale

Questions

What does réaumur scale mean?
A temperature scale on which 0 °C is 0 and 100 °C is 80.
Where does réaumur scale come from?
Named after the French scientist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683–1757).

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