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reaumur |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: R'eaumur \R['e]`au`mur"\, a. Of or pertaining to Ren['e] Antoine Ferchault de R['e]aumur; conformed to the scale adopted by R['e]aumur in graduating the thermometer he invented. -- n. A R['e]aumur thermometer or scale. Note: The R['e]aumur thermometer is so graduated that 0[deg] marks the freezing point and 80[deg] the boiling point of water. Frequently indicated by R. Cf {Centigrade}, and {Fahrenheit}. See Illust. of {Thermometer}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Reaumur n : French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer (1683-1757) [syn: {Reaumur}, {Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur}]
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