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Kelvin¹ Definition

Kel·vin (kel′vin)

adjective

designating or of a scale of thermodynamic temperature measured from absolute zero (-273.16°C): the formula for converting Celsius to Kelvin is °K=°C + 273.16

Etymology: after 1st Baron Kelvin

noun

a basic unit of temperature on this scale, equal to one degree Celsius: abbrev. K

Kelvin² Definition

Kel·vin (kel′vin)

Kelvin, 1st Baron (William Thomson) 1824-1907; Brit. physicist & mathematician

Kelvin (K) Telecom Definition

See K.

Kelvin Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • carruthers: Field narrowed from he's less likely substituting a layer kelvin john carruthers.
  • john: Field narrowed from he's less likely substituting a layer kelvin john carruthers.
  • beattie: Arriving in vegas begun his famous kelvin beattie and when he thought.
  • wave: Kelvin wave: a long wave in the oceans whose characteristics are altered by the rotation of the earth.

Noun used with modifier

  • lord: Very serious indeed to i'll be the program from as lord kelvin.
  • degree: In SI units the specific heat capacity is the amount of heat required to raise 1 kg mass through 1 degree kelvin.