Associations to the word «Rankine»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
RANKINE, proper noun. A Scottish and Northern Irish surname, variant of Rankin.
RANKINE CYCLE, noun. (physics) a thermodynamic cycle used as an ideal standard for the comparative performance of heat engines
Dictionary definition
RANKINE, noun. A unit of temperature on the Rankine scale.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.