RANKINE
\ɹˈaŋka͡ɪn], \ɹˈaŋkaɪn], \ɹ_ˈa_ŋ_k_aɪ_n]\
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Named after William Rankine. This is a term used long ago for absolute temperature. One rankine degree is equivalent to 0.55 of a kelvin. The scale operates in the same manner as the Fahrenheit scale. The zero point of a Rankine scale uses the absolute zero.
By Henry Campbell Black
