[rey-uh-myoo
r; Fr. rey-oh-myr] 
| 1. | Re⋅né An⋅toine Fer⋅chault de [ruh-ney ahn-twan fer-shoh duh] , 1683–1757, French physicist and inventor. |
| 2. | Also, Re⋅au⋅mur. noting or pertaining to a temperature scale (Réaumur scale) in which 0° represents the ice point and 80° represents the steam point. |
| reaumur scale | |
noun | |
| a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees |