- R'eaumur
- R'eaumur R['e]`au`mur" (r[asl]`[=o]`m[.u]r"), a.
Of or pertaining to Ren['e] Antoine Ferchault de R['e]aumur;
conformed to the scale adopted by R['e]aumur in graduating
the thermometer he invented. -- n. A R['e]aumur thermometer
or scale.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The R['e]aumur thermometer is so graduated that 0[deg] marks the freezing point and 80[deg] the boiling point of water. Frequently indicated by R. Cf. {Centigrade}, and {Fahrenheit}. See Illust. of {Thermometer}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
