REAUMUR'S THERMOMETER
\ɹˌiːˈɔːməz θɜːmˈɒmɪtə], \ɹˌiːˈɔːməz θɜːmˈɒmɪtə], \ɹ_ˌiː__ˈɔː_m_ə_z θ_ɜː_m_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_t_ə]\
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A thermometer the zero point of which is the temperature of melting ice, the boiling point of water at sea-level being 80°. One degree R. = 1. 25° C. = 2.65° F. See the Appendix.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
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A thermometer, named after its inventor, in which the distance between the freezing and boiling points of water is divided into 80°, the freezing-point being marked 0°-see thermometer.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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