Réaumur scale

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Réaumur scale

1. A temperature scale on which 0 °C is 0 and 100 °C is 80.
2. (historical) A temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 and the alcohol mixture expands by 8% and boils at 80.

Coordinate terms

• Celsius scale
• Fahrenheit scale
• Kelvin scale
• Rankine scale

Further reading

• Réaumur scale on Wikipedia.Wikipedia