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APPROXIMATE ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE SCALE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
  • Meteorological Forecasting, Data Measurement and Analysis
DEF

Temperature scale with its zero shifted with respect to the absolute temperature scale, so that the absolute zero temperature coincides with -273°C.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
  • Prévisions météorologiques et mesure et analyse des données
DEF

Échelle de température, pour les besoins météorologiques pratiques, décalée par rapport à l'échelle de température absolue, de telle sorte que le zéro absolu coïncide avec -273 °C.

Spanish

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