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rankine

/ˈræŋ.kɪn/

Traduction: Unité de température de l'échelle de Rankine, échelle thermodynamique absolue nommée d'après l'ingénieur écossais William John Macquorn Rankine.

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/ˈræŋ.kɪn/C2formalscientific
  • frUnité de température de l'échelle de Rankine, échelle thermodynamique absolue nommée d'après l'ingénieur écossais William John Macquorn Rankine.

A unit of temperature on the Rankine scale, an absolute thermodynamic temperature scale named after the Scottish engineer William John Macquorn Rankine.

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  1. Unit of temperatureC2formalscientific

    A unit of absolute temperature on the Rankine scale, where one degree Rankine (°R) is equal to one degree Fahrenheit, and zero Rankine is absolute zero.

    frDegré Rankine

    • The temperature of the gas was measured as 500 degrees Rankine.
    • In thermodynamics, calculations often use the Rankine scale.
    • The Rankine scale is primarily used in some engineering fields.
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