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ABSOLUTE SCALE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees
Synonyms:
absolute scale; Kelvin scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("absolute scale" is a kind of...):
temperature scale (a system of measuring temperature)
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