absolutt temperatur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absolutt (“absolute”), from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

temperatur (“temperature”), from New Latin temperātūra (“temperature”), from temperō (“I temper, moderate, qualify”) (with the suffix -tūra (“-ure, -ing”)), from Proto-Italic *tempezāō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absʊˈlʉt/, /apsʊˈlʉt/ + IPA^(key): /tɛmpɛraˈtʉːr/

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• Rhymes: -ʉːr
• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lutt‧tem‧pe‧ra‧tur

Noun

absolutt temperatur m (definite singular absolutte temperaturen, indefinite plural absolutte temperaturer, definite plural absolutte temperaturene)

1. (physics) absolute temperature (temperature measured on an absolute scale such as the Kelvin scale)

See also

• absolutt nullpunkt (“absolute zero”)

References

• “absolutt temperatur” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “absolutt_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “absolutt temperatur” in Store norske leksikon