Re·au·mur /ˌreoˈmjʊr, ˈreoˌ/
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Re·au·mur /ˌreoˈmjʊ(ə)r/ 形容詞
Ré·au·mur a. Of or pertaining to René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur; conformed to the scale adopted by Réaumur in graduating the thermometer he invented. -- n. A Réaumur thermometer or scale.
Note: ☞ The Réaumur thermometer is so graduated that 0° marks the freezing point and 80° the boiling point of water. Frequently indicated by R. Cf. Centigrade, and Fahrenheit. See Illust. of Thermometer.
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Reaumur
n : French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer
(1683-1757) [syn: Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur]