Reaumur
adjective
Re·au·mur
| \ ˌrā-ō-ˈmyu̇r
, ˈrā-ō-ˌmyu̇r\
, ˈrā-ō-ˌmyu̇r\
Definition of Reaumur
(Entry 1 of 2)
: relating to or conforming to a thermometric scale on which the boiling point of water is at 80° above the zero of the scale and the freezing point is at zero
Réaumur
biographical name
Ré·au·mur
| \ ˌrā-ō-ˈmyu̇r
, -ˈmᵫr\
, -ˈmᵫr\
Definition of Réaumur (Entry 2 of 2)
René-Antoine Ferchault de 1683–1757 French naturalist and physicist
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Reaumur
adjective
Re·au·mur
| \ ˌrā-ō-ˈmyu̇(ə)r
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Medical Definition of Reaumur
: relating or conforming to a thermometric scale on which the boiling point of water is at 80° above the zero of the scale and the freezing point is at zero
the Reaumur thermometer
—abbreviation R