temperature scale
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1. a system of measuring temperature (noun.linkdef)
| hypernym | : | metric, system of measurement, |
| definition | : | a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | fahrenheit scale, |
| definition | : | a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | absolute scale, kelvin scale, |
| definition | : | a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | rankine scale, |
| definition | : | a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees (noun.linkdef) |
| hyponym | : | reaumur scale, |
| definition | : | a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees (noun.linkdef) |
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