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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  R'eaumur  \R['e]`au`mur"\,  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. 
 
  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Reaumur 
  n  :  French  physicist  who  invented  the  alcohol  thermometer 
  (1683-1757)  [syn:  {Reaumur},  {Rene  Antoine  Ferchault  de 
  Reaumur}] 




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