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absolute temperature

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absolute temperature [′ab·sə‚lüt ′tem·prə·chür]
(thermodynamics)
The temperature measurable in theory on the thermodynamic temperature scale.
The temperature in Celsius degrees relative to the absolute zero at -273.16°C (the Kelvin scale) or in Fahrenheit degrees relative to the absolute zero at -459.69°F (the Rankine scale).


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Absolute temperature control and thermal uniformity permits cleaning of complex critical hardware with minimal risk of distortion or metallurgical damage.
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MDSC/ODSC can separate total DSC heat flow into the two components, one of which (reversible) is heating-rate dependent and the other (irreversible) is dependent only on absolute temperature.
 
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