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Rankine

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1:

Definition: A unit of measurement for absolute temperature on the Rankine scale, equal to one degree Fahrenheit.

Example sentence: The temperature reached 540 Rankine during the experiment.

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Sense 2:

Definition: An obsolete unit of measurement for total heat content in thermodynamics.

Example sentence: The heat transfer is typically represented in BTU or Rankine.

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Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

Definition: Pertaining to Scottish engineer William John Macquorn Rankine or his contributions to thermodynamics.

Example sentence: The Rankine efficiency formula is widely used in engineering calculations.

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