[Etymology: O. Rømer; Denmark 1644-1710] temperature The precursor of the Fahrenheit scale, with zero at the freezing point of brine and 60° at the boiling point of water. Taking simplified fractioning, the freezing point of water was 7.5° (⅛ × 60°), human body temperature was 22.5° (⅜ × 60°).
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