Réaumur

[ rey-uh-myoo r; French rey-oh-myr ]

/ ˈreɪ əˌmyʊər; French reɪ oʊˈmür /

Re·né An·toine Fer·chault de

[ruh-ney ahn-twan fer-shoh duh] /rəˈneɪ ɑ̃ˈtwan fɛrˈʃoʊ də/,1683–1757, French physicist and inventor.

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.

Example sentences from the Web for reaumur

The temperature remained very warm; on fine days the thermometer still stood at 20° or 22° Reaumur in the sun at noon.

A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy |Ida Pfeiffer
Just then Braisted came in with the thermometer, and announced 24° of cold (Reaumur).

Northern Travel |Bayard Taylor
Reaumur, Bonnet and other naturalists cite them as so many examples of imperfections.

An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. II (of 4) |William Kirby
Reaumur was the first naturalist who formed an extensive collection of animals in France.

Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnus |William MacGillivray

In that of Reaumur, which is chiefly used abroad, the freezing point of water is 0, and the boiling point 80.

Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry |Joseph Priestley

Réaumur

/ (ˈreɪəˌmjʊə) /

indicating measurement on the Réaumur scale of temperature