absolute temperature scale

noun

, Thermodynamics.

1. temperature absolute temperature as measured on a scale in which the hypothetical lowest limit of physical temperatures is assigned the value zero absolute zero, as the Kelvin scale.

absolute temperature scale

1. A temperature scale having absolute zero as the lowest temperature. Absolute temperature scales only have positive numbers. The Kelvin scale and the Rankine scale are absolute temperature scales.
2. Compare relative temperature scale

Example Sentences

On the night of the launch, the sky was clear, with no precipitation or wind, and the temperature was 292 degrees by the absolute temperature scale.

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