Reaumur
Pronunciation : R?`au`mur"
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to Ren? Antoine Ferchault de R?aumur; conformed to the scale adopted by R?aumur in graduating the thermometer he invented. -- n.
Defn: A R?aumur thermometer or scale.
Note: The R?aumur thermometer is so graduated that 0? marks the freezing point and 80? the boiling point of water. Frequently indicated by R. Cf. Centigrade, and Fahrenheit. See Illust. of Thermometer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913