Meaning Of The Word Kelvin
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Kelvin Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Kelvin?
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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