temperature unit

Definitions of temperature unit
  1. noun
    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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