Rankine

[rang-kin]

noun

1. William John Macquorn 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.

adjective

1. Thermodynamics.,  pertaining to an absolute temperature scale Rankine scale in which the degree intervals are equal to those of the Fahrenheit scale and in which 0° Rankine equals −459.7° Fahrenheit.

Example Sentences

Ruth Rankine, the primary care director at the NHS Confederation, said doctors would welcome the £102m boost to "deliver high quality care, closer to home, and fit for the 21st century".

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Ruth Rankine, an NHS Confederation primary care director, believes that during times, such as now, when money is tight, collaboration generally becomes harder.

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Rankine’s and Chinn’s filings do not reference specific statements by the city or attorney general, or describe the ongoing threats or violence they say they have experienced.

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Burbank and two other officers — Timothy Rankine and Matthew Collins — were each cleared of criminal charges by a Pierce County jury last December.

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Collins, Burbank and a third officer, Timothy Rankine, were charged with murder or manslaughter.

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