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Rankine   /rˈæŋkˌaɪn/   Listen
Rankine

noun
1.
A unit of temperature on the Rankine scale.



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Rankine scale


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... of Carnot, Joule, Rankine, Clausius, and Sir William Thomson, the science of thermo-dynamics has not only been brought into existence, but fully matured. We learn from it that whereas in the steam engine, on account of the limited range of temperature in the working cylinder and the rapid conduction of steam ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 • Various


Words linked to "Rankine" :   temperature unit, Rankine scale


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