Réaumur

American  

[rey-uh-myoor, rey-oh-myr] / ˈreɪ əˌmyʊər, reɪ oʊˈmür /

noun

1. René Antoine Ferchault de 1683–1757, French physicist and inventor.

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adjective

1. Also Reaumur noting or pertaining to a temperature scale Réaumur scale in which 0° represents the ice point and 80° represents the steam point.

Réaumur British  

/ ˈreɪəˌmjʊə /

adjective

1. indicating measurement on the Réaumur scale of temperature

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Example Sentences

See, for example, Réaumur, Mémoires pour l’histoire des Insectes, t. i., pp. 23-25.

From The Industries of Animals by Houssay, Frédéric

The second case is that detailed by a no less unexceptionable authority than Réaumur, in his "Art de faire éclore les Poulets."

From Darwiniana : Essays — Volume 02 by Huxley, Thomas Henry

I have seen," says Réaumur, "chicks continue at work for two days together; some work incessantly, while others take rest at intervals, according to their physical strength.

From Poultry A Practical Guide to the Choice, Breeding, Rearing, and Management of all Descriptions of Fowls, Turkeys, Guinea-fowls, Ducks, and Geese, for Profit and Exhibition. by Piper, Hugh

"I hope the prices are according to Réaumur," added Innstetten, as he read the name, and the two took an evening walk along the beach cliffs in the best of humor.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various

It is then the normal larva; the only form known to Réaumur.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard