Scales of Temperature Measured in Degrees
Common scales of temperature measured in degrees:
- Celsius (°C)
- Kelvin (K), which uses the Celsius scale, adjusted so that 0 kelvins is equal to absolute zero.
- Fahrenheit (°F)
- Rankine (°R or °Ra), which uses the Fahrenheit scale, adjusted so that 0 degrees Rankine is equal to absolute zero.
Other scales of temperature:
- Delisle (°De)
- Newton (°N)
- Réaumur (°R)
- Rømer (°Rø)
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