international temperature scale

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international temperature scale [¦in·tər¦nash·ən·əl ′tem·prə·chər ‚skāl]

(thermodynamics)

A standard temperature scale, adopted in 1990, that approximates the thermodynamic scale, based on assigned temperature values of 17 thermodynamic equilibrium fixed points and prescribed thermometers for interpolation between them. Abbreviated ITS-90.

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No references found			They can be determined according to the International Temperature Scale ITS 90 with fixpoint-cells of mercury (-38. High-precision measurement of absolute temperatures using ... by Hans, Volker H. / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Engineering NIST staff recently completed work on Key Comparison 3 of the Consultative Committee on Thermometry (CCT-K3), which compares realizations of the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90) over the industrially important temperature range -189 [degrees]C to 660 [degrees]C. International comparison of temperature completed. (General ... by Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology They generally have very high accuracy (Table 1) and are therefore used for the determination of the international temperature scale. Calibration-free temperature measurement by p-n junctions with varied ... by Kanoun, Olfa / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Engineering			International Space Station international spheroid International Sports Associations International Standard international standard annealed copper International Standard Book Number International Standards Organization International State-Monopoly Associations International Statistical Institute International Statistics International Straits International Students Day International Style international synoptic code international system of electrical units International System of Units international table British thermal unit international table calorie International Telecommunication Union International Telecommunication Union ITU international telecommunications service International Telecommunications Union international telegraph alphabet International Telegraphic Consultative Committee code 2 International Telephone and Telegraph Corp. international temperature scale International Theatre Institute ITI international thread International Time Bureau International Trade International Trade Commission, United States International Traffic in Arms Regulation International Treaty International Ultraviolet Explorer International Union for the Conservation of Nature International Union of Architects IUA International Union of Biological Sciences IUBS International Union of Geological Sciences International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Physics IUPAP International Union of Revolutionary Writers International Union of Students IUS international unit International Units of the Red Army International Vinegar Festival international volt International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development International War Tribunal International Whaling Commission International Whistlers Convention			International Telegraph Union International Telegraph Union International Telegraphic Advisory Committee International Telegraphic Consultative Committee code 2 International Telemetering Conference International Telenurses Association International Telephone & Telegraph Company International Telephone & Telegraph Technical Institute International Telephone Advisory Committee International Telephone and Telegraph Consultative Committee International Telephone and Telegraph Corp. International Telephone and Telegraph Federal Support System International telephone network International Teleproduction Society International Teletraffic Congress International Television International Television and Evangelism Center International Television and Video Association International Television Association International television broadcasters International Television Broadcasting International Television Center International Television Expert Group International Television Program Center International Telework Association and Council international temperature scale International Temperature Scale 1990 International Temperature Scale of 1990 International Tenant Representative Alliance International Tennis Academy Gold Coast International Tennis Association International Tennis Federation International Tennis Fellowship of Rotarians International Tennis Hall of Fame International Tennis Number International Tennis Writers Association International Terahertz Electronics Conference International Terminal Building International Terminating Point Master International Terrestrial Reference Frame International Terrestrial Reference System international terrorism international terrorism international terrorism international terrorism international terrorism International Terrorism Operations Section I International Terrorism Victim Expense Reimbursement Program International Test & Engineering Services Company International Test and Evaluation Association International Test Commission International Test Conference International Test Integration Working Group International Test of English Language Proficiency

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