William John Mac·quorn /məˈkwɔrn/Show Spelled[muh-kwawrn]Show
IPA, 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist. 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. Compare
absolute temperature scale, Kelvin( defs 2, 3 ). an arrangement
of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each
corner and one in the middle. a fool or simpleton; ninny. a
printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces,
designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation
point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as
after a rhetorical question. a calculus or concretion found in
the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants,
formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. an
extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional
example or instance.