Definitions for rankineˈræŋ kɪn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Ran•kineˈræŋ kɪn(adj.)
pertaining to an absolute temperature scale (Ran′kine scale`) in which the degree intervals are equal to those of the Fahrenheit scale and in which 0° Rankine equals −459.7° Fahrenheit.
Category: Thermodynamics
Origin of Rankine:
1920–25; after William J. M. Rankine (1820–70), Scottish physicist
Princeton's WordNet
Rankine(noun)
a unit of temperature on the Rankine scale
Wiktionary
Rankine(ProperNoun)
a Scottish and Northern Irish surname, variant of Rankin.
Translations for rankine
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
purse(noun)
(American) a handbag.
- handsakAfrikaans
- جُزْدان، حَقيبَة يَدArabic
- дамска чантаBulgarian
- bolsaPortuguese (BR)
- kabelkaCzech
- die HandtascheGerman
- håndtaskeDanish
- γυναικεία τσάνταGreek
- bolsoSpanish
- käekottEstonian
- کیف دستیFarsi
- käsilaukkuFinnish
- sacà mainFrench
- תִיק יַדHebrew
- झोलाHindi
- (női) kézitáskaHungarian
- tas tanganIndonesian
- handtaskaIcelandic
- borsaItalian
- ハンドバッグJapanese
- 핸드백Korean
- rankinėLithuanian
- rokassomaLatvian
- beg tanganMalay
- handtasDutch
- håndveskeNorwegian
- torebkaPolish
- کیف دستیPersian
- بټوهPashto
- bolsaPortuguese
- poşetăRomanian
- сумочкаRussian
- kabelkaSlovak
- torbicaSlovenian
- tašnaSerbian
- handväskaSwedish
- กระเป๋าถือThai
- elçantasıTurkish
- 手提包Chinese (Trad.)
- мішок, сумкаUkrainian
- باتھ کي تھيليUrdu
- túi xách tayVietnamese
- 手提包Chinese (Simp.)
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