Approximate Absolute Temperature Scale

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Approximate Absolute Temperature Scale (abbr AA)
A temperature scale with the ice point at 273° and boiling point of water at 373°. It is intended to approximate the Kelvin temperature scale with sufficient accuracy for many sciences, notably meteorology, and is widely used in the meteorological literature. Also called tercentesimal thermometric scale .

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This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use