Category:Reaumur

Ré`au`mur", a.

Defn: of or pertaining to rené antoine ferchault de réaumur; Conformed to the scale adopted by réaumur in graduating the Thermometer he invented. -- n.

Defn: a réaumur thermometer or scale.

Note: the réaumur thermometer is so graduated that 0º marks the Freezing point and 80º the boiling point of water. Frequently Indicated by r. Cf. Centigrade, and fahrenheit. See illust. of Thermometer.