absolute temperature scale

[′ab·sə‚lüt ′tem·prə·chür ‚skāl]

(thermodynamics)

A scale with which temperatures are measured relative to absolute zero. Also known as absolute scale.

Mentioned in

absolute boiling point
absolute scale
Carnot cycle
Kelvin absolute temperature scale
Kelvin temperature scale
Kelvin, Lord
Lord Kelvin
low-temperature thermometry
Temperature Scale
thermodynamics

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