Reaumur

adjective

Re·​au·​mur ˌrā-ō-ˈmyu̇r 

ˈrā-ō-ˌmyu̇r

: relating to or conforming to a thermometric scale on which the boiling point of water is at 80° above the zero of the scale and the freezing point is at zero

Word History

Etymology

René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

Reaumur

adjective

Re·​au·​mur ˌrā-ō-ˈmyu̇(ə)r 

: relating or conforming to a thermometric scale on which the boiling point of water is at 80° above the zero of the scale and the freezing point is at zero

the Reaumur thermometer

—abbreviation R

Biographical Definition

Réaumur

biographical name

Ré·​au·​mur ˌrā-ō-ˈmyu̇r 

-ˈmᵫr

René-Antoine Ferchault de 1683–1757 French naturalist and physicist