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Absolute Temperature

Definition: Absolute Temperature

Absolute Temperature

Noun

1. Temperature measured on the absolute scale (the International Practical Scale of Temperature).

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Specialty Definitions: Absolute Temperature

DomainDefinitions

Aerospace

Temperature value relative to absolute zero. (references)

Mechanical Engineering

Temperature as measured above absolute zero. Source: European Union. (references)

Mining

Temperature reckoned from absolute zero. See also:temperature. (references)

Space

Temperature in degrees centigrade (also known in this case as "degrees Kelvin" K) measured from the absolute zero of -273.1 C, the temperature at which all atomic and molecular motions are expected to cease. (references)

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Crosswords: Absolute Temperature

English words defined with "absolute temperature": absolute scaleHeat weightIsothermal lineKelvin scaleRankine scalethird law of thermodynamics. (references)
Specialty definitions using "absolute temperature": absolute pressure, absolute temperature scale, approximate absolute temperature scaleBoltzmann constantCelsius grad, Celsius temperature, centigrade temperature scale, compound compression, Curie's lawdegrees Kelvin, degrees Rankine, Doppler broadeninggas equationhomogeneous atmosphereinner work functionKelvin temperature scale, kinematic viscositynormal temperaturepH valueRankine temperature scaleStefan-Boltzmann constant, Stefan-Boltzmann Lawtemperature survey, tercentesimal thermometric scale, terrestrial radiation, thermal transpiration, thermodynamic temperatureviscosity density ratioWien distribution lawZinc Chloride Catalysts process. (references)

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Expression: Absolute Temperature

Expression using "absolute temperature": approximate absolute temperature scale. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Absolute Temperature

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

absolute temperature zero

7

absolute temperature

4
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Modern Translations: Absolute Temperature

Language Translations for "absolute temperature"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

absolut temperatur (thermodynamic temperature), termodynamisk temperatur (thermodynamic temperature). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

absolute temperatuur (thermodynamic temperature). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

absoluuttinen lämpötila (thermodynamic temperature), termodynaaminen lämpötila (thermodynamic temperature). (various references)

   

French

  

température thermodynamique, température absolue. (various references)

   

German

  

absolute Temperatur (thermodynamic temperature), thermodynamische Temperatur (thermodynamic temperature). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

απόλυτη θερμοκρασία (thermodynamic temperature). (various references)

   

Italian

  

temperatura termodinamica (thermodynamic temperature), temperatura assoluta (thermodynamic temperature). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

絶対温度 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ぜったいお"ど. (various references)

   

Manx

  

jarroo-hohaght. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

absoluteay emperaturetay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

temperatura termodinâmica (thermodynamic temperature), temperatura absoluta (thermodynamic temperature). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

temperatura absoluta (thermodynamic temperature). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

absolut temperatur (thermodynamic temperature), termodynamisk temperatur (thermodynamic temperature). (various references)

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Alternative Orthography: Absolute Temperature


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 62 73 6F 6C 75 74 65      54 65 6D 70 65 72 61 74 75 72 65

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01100010 01110011 01101111 01101100 01110101 01110100 01100101 00100000 01010100 01100101 01101101 01110000 01100101 01110010 01100001 01110100 01110101 01110010 01100101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#98 &#115 &#111 &#108 &#117 &#116 &#101 &#32 &#84 &#101 &#109 &#112 &#101 &#114 &#97 &#116 &#117 &#114 &#101

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0062 0073 006F 006C 0075 0074 0065      0054 0065 006D 0070 0065 0072 0061 0074 0075 0072 0065

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

356885817887867125471798271846786878471

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Expressions
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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