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temperature unit

DEFINITIONS OF: temperature unit

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n a unit of measurement for temperature

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degree
a unit of temperature on a specified scale
millidegree
a unit of temperature equal to one-thousandth of a degree
K, kelvin
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
Rankine
a unit of temperature on the Rankine scale
degree day
a unit used in estimating fuel requirements for heating a building
C, degree Celsius, degree centigrade
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
F, degree Fahrenheit
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
Type of:
unit, unit of measurement
any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
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