kelvin
In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperatureIn the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; ¹⁄_(273.16) of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.
» Absolute temperature is a temperature measured from absolute zero in kelvins.
Meaning
3 sensesIn the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; ¹⁄_(273.16) of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.
Ice melts above 273.15 kelvins.
Water boils above 373.15 kelvins.
Kelvin
ке́львинkélʹvin
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
One degree of difference on this scale, as a unit interval.
The dew point here today is only 1 kelvin above what it was yesterday.
The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 kelvins.
A measurement of color warmth defined by the temperature kelvin at which an incandescent blackbody would emit a given color.
Examples
2 sentencesAbsolute temperature is a temperature measured from absolute zero in kelvins.
Meter, kilogram, second, ampere, kelvin, mole, and candela are the fundamental units of the metric system.
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Origin
Named after Irish-born Scottish physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.Named after Irish-born Scottish physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.
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Forms
plural: kelvinsSynonyms
5 synonyms- British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907):First Baron KelvinWilliam Thompson
- the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites:K