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Kelvin
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
noun
a basic unit of temperature on this scale, equal to one degree Celsius: abbrev. K
Kelvin,
1st Baron (William Thomson) 1824-1907; Brit. physicist & mathematician
See Kelvin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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