Meaning Of The Word Kelvin

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Kelvin in American English 1
a basic unit of temperature on this scale, equal to one degree Celsius
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

Kelvin in American English 2
1st Baron(William Thomson) 1824-1907; Brit. physicist & mathematician
adjective: noting or pertaining to an absolute scale of temperature (Kelvin scale) in which the degree intervals are equal to those of the Celsius scale and in which the triple point of water has the value 273.16 Kelvin

Kelvin in British English
noun: the basic SI unit of thermodynamic temperature; the fraction 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water
noun: William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin. 1824–1907, British physicist, noted for his work in thermodynamics, inventing the Kelvin scale, and in electricity, pioneering undersea telegraphy

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