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kel·vin
I. \ˈkelvə̇n\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after William Thomson, Lord Kelvin died 1907 British physicist
: relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the unit of measurement equals the Celsius degree and according to which absolute zero is 0 K, the equivalent of -273.15° C, and water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K
II. \ˈkelvə̇n\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Kelvin, adjective
: the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units that is equal to 1/273.16 of the Kelvin-scale temperature of the triple point of water
< a temperature as high as 700 kelvins — R. Cowen > |