temperature scale

Other forms: temperature scales

Definitions of temperature scale

1. noun

   a system of measuring temperature
   types:

   Celsius scale, centigrade scale, international scale

   a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees

   Fahrenheit scale

   a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees

   Kelvin scale, absolute scale

   a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees

   Rankine scale

   a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees; the freezing point of water is 491.69 degrees and the boiling point of water is 671.69 degrees

   Reaumur scale

   a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees

   type of:

   metric, system of measurement

   a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic

   graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement

   an ordered reference standard