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Réaumur scale

Pronunciation: /ˈreɪə(ʊ)ˌmjʊə/
Definition of Réaumur scale

noun

  • an obsolete scale of temperature at which water freezes at 0° and boils at 80° under standard conditions.

Origin:

late 18th century: named after René A. F. de Réaumur (1683–1757), French naturalist

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