absolute temperature


noun
  1. another name for thermodynamic temperature

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How to use absolute temperature in a sentence

  • absolute temperature is without influence, provided every trace of air or foreign gas be got rid of.

  • At a constant pressure the volume of a given mass of gas is proportional to its absolute temperature.

    Physics | Willis Eugene Tower
  • The absolute temperature is obtained by adding 461 to the reading in degrees Fahrenheit (F.).

    Steam Engines | Anonymous
  • In order to determine this, the absolute temperature of the steam at admission and exhaust pressures must be known.

    Steam Engines | Anonymous
  • From black bodies, as we have seen, the total radiation varies as the fourth power of the absolute temperature.

    Climatic Changes | Ellsworth Huntington