Rankine is a thermodynamic temperature based on an absolute scale named after the Glasgow University engineer and physicist William John Macquorn Rankine, who proposed it in 1859.
The symbol for degrees Rankine is °R. A temperature of 459.67 °R is exactly equal to 0 °F.
Standard Units | |
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Celsius (°C) | {{celsius}} |
Fahrenheit (°F) | {{fahrenheit}} |
Kelvin (K) | {{kelvin}} |
Other Units | |
Delisle (°De) | {{delisle}} |
Newton (°N) | {{newton}} |
Réaumur (°Ré) | {{reaumur}} |
Rømer (°Rø) | {{romer}} |