Kelvin definition
The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 kelvins.
Ice melts above 273.15 kelvin.
Water boils above 373.15 kelvin.
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Origin of kelvin
- After First Baron Kelvin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Named after the Irish-born Scottish physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.
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