Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

réaumur

/ɹeɪəʊˈmjʊə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
reau-mur
IPA
/ɹeɪəʊˈmjʊə(ɹ)/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Réaumur scale, a temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is 80 degrees and its freezing point is 0 degrees.

Uncountable

adj

Measured on the Réaumur scale.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce réaumur?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹeɪəʊˈmjʊə(ɹ)/.
What does réaumur mean?
Réaumur scale, a temperature scale in which the boiling point of water is 80 degrees and its freezing point is 0 degrees.
Where does réaumur come from?
Named after French scientist René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683–1757).

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