absolute scale

English

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæb.səˌlut skeɪl/, /ˌæb.səˈljut skeɪl/

Noun

absolute scale (uncountable)

(metrology) A temperature scale whose zero corresponds to absolute zero such as the Kelvin scale or Rankine scale.[1]

Translations

temperature scale based on absolute zero

Finnish: absoluuttinen lämpötila-asteikko
Portuguese: escala absoluta f

Tagalog: sukurang wagas

References

Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6

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