Rankine scale

English

Etymology

Named after Scottish engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine (1820–1872) who proposed the scale in 1859.

Proper noun

the Rankine scale

1. A scale for measuring temperature, with zero defined as absolute zero and degrees having the same measure as the degree Fahrenheit of the Fahrenheit scale.

Coordinate terms

• Celsius scale
• Fahrenheit scale
• Kelvin scale
• Réaumur scale