temperature scale
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- noun
- /ˈtɛmpərətʃər skeɪl/
- Specialized
:
escala de temperatura
- Being familiar with the recent development of the first law, he discovered and corrected the error due to the caloric theory, which led him to his discovery of an absolute temperature scale.
- absolute temperature scale
Examples
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Absolute zero is the null point of the thermodynamic temperature scale, also called absolute temperature.
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If there was an Ur-explosion, the temperature of the cooled-off remnant radiation could be calculated; it came to about three degrees on the absolute temperature scale (-270 degrees centigrade).
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Just like the temperature scale, you are saying Celsius when reality is saying Kelvin.
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Several studies found U- or V-shaped exposure-response relationships, with morbidity increasing at both ends of the temperature scale.
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A rule of thumb in macroscopic applications states that significant creep occurs in materials at 0.3 of the homologous temperature, which is the ratio of operating temperature to melting temperature on an absolute temperature scale.
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One was that the prevailing temperature scale was based on the freezing and boiling points of water; the other was the prevailing concept of heat as a caloric fluid that had to be conserved during the cycle.
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It is the fundamental defining fixed point of the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90) and the one defining fixed point of the Kelvin thermodynamic temperature scale.
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The Celsius temperature scale is commonly used in most countries around the world.
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Scientists often use the Kelvin temperature scale in their experiments to ensure accuracy.
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Temperatures are displayed in degrees on various temperature scales, such as Fahrenheit or Celsius.
Synonyms
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2.8
A device with marks that shows measurements like weight or temperature
A system that gives numbers or levels to show how much of something there is
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a system for measuring temperature' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'temperature' (level of heat) with 'scale' in its measurement sense (a graduated system of values). This noun–noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, so an average B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Temperature scale comes from the idea of a marked line that shows how hot or cold something is. Early scientists used points like the freezing and boiling of water to put numbers on the line, so a temperature on a scale is a simple way of 'measuring temperature' with systems like Celsius or Fahrenheit.