temperature scale : English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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temperature scale

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temperature scale
n. (linkdef)	1. temperature scale	a system of measuring temperature.
	~ system of measurement, metric	a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic.
	~ graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement	an ordered reference standard.; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
	~ celsius scale, centigrade scale, international scale	a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees.
	~ fahrenheit scale	a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees.
	~ absolute scale, kelvin scale	a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees.
	~ rankine scale	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.
	~ reaumur scale	a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees.