thermometric scale

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• Thermometric — Ther mo*met ric, Thermometrical Ther mo*met ric*al, a. [Cf. F. thermom[ e]trique.] 1. Of or pertaining to a thermometer; as, the thermometrical scale or tube. [1913 Webster] 2. Made, or ascertained, by means of a thermometer; as, thermometrical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• absolute temperature scale — Thermodynam. temperature (absolute temperature) as measured on a scale in which the hypothetical lowest limit of physical temperatures is assigned the value zero (absolute zero), as the Kelvin scale. Also called absolute scale. * * * ▪ physics… …   Universalium

• Kelvin — This article is about the unit of temperature. For other uses, see Kelvin (disambiguation). Kelvin temperature conversion formulae from Kelvin to Kelvin Celsius [°C] = [K] − 273.15 [K] = [°C] + 273.15… …   Wikipedia

• Exergy — Available energy redirects here. For the meaning of the term in particle collisions, see Available energy (particle collision) .In thermodynamics, the exergy of a system is the maximum work possible during a process that brings the system into… …   Wikipedia

• Fahrenheit — Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 32°F and the boiling point of water 212°F. The Fahrenheit scale is still obstinately in use in the US. This anachronism requires conversion from Centigrade (°C) to Fahrenheit (°F), and… …   Medical dictionary

• Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de — born Feb. 28, 1683, La Rochelle, France died Oct. 17, 1757, Saint Julien du Terroux French physicist and entomologist. He invented the thermometric scale that bears his name (see thermometry); on the Réaumur scale, 0° marks the freezing point of… …   Universalium

• Thermodynamic temperature — is the absolute measure of temperature and is one of the principal parameters of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic temperature is an “absolute” scale because it is the measure of the fundamental property underlying temperature: its null or zero point …   Wikipedia

• Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology — A history of temperature measurement and pressure measurement technology.Timeline800s* 800s mdash; Differential pressure controls developed by the Banū Mūsā brothers. [citation|title=Ancient Discoveries, Episode 12: Machines of the East|publisher …   Wikipedia

• Celsius —    , CELSIUS SCALE    The centigrade thermometer has two constant degrees, a freezing point of water, namely 0°, and its boiling point, 100°. It is sometimes called the Celsius scale in honor of the person who simplified the Fahrenheit scale,… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin — Infobox Scientist box width = 300px name = Lord Kelvin image width = 300px caption = William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824 1907) birth date = birth date|1824|6|26|df=y birth place = Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland death date = death date… …   Wikipedia

• language — /lang gwij/, n. 1. a body of words and the systems for their use common to a people who are of the same community or nation, the same geographical area, or the same cultural tradition: the two languages of Belgium; a Bantu language; the French… …   Universalium