ABSOLUTE SCALE

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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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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