Reaumur

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  R'eaumur \R['e]`au`mur"\ (r[asl]`[=o]`m[.u]r"), a.
     Of or pertaining to Ren['e] Antoine Ferchault de R['e]aumur;
     conformed to the scale adopted by R['e]aumur in graduating
     the thermometer he invented. -- n. A R['e]aumur thermometer
     or scale.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     Note: The R['e]aumur thermometer is so graduated that 0[deg]
           marks the freezing point and 80[deg] the boiling point
           of water. Frequently indicated by R. Cf. {Centigrade},
           and {Fahrenheit}. See Illust. of {Thermometer}.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Reaumur
       n : French physicist who invented the alcohol thermometer
           (1683-1757) [syn: {Rene Antoine Ferchault de Reaumur}]