kelvin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈkʰɛɫvɨn] (US)
- /ˈkɛlvən/ (US)
- /ˈkɛlvɪn/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈkɛlvɪn/ (UK)
Etymology
Named after Irish-born Scottish physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.
Meanings
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In 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.
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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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kelvins | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
kilokelvin · petakelvin · millikelvin · microkelvin · picokelvin · nanokelvin
Relateds
mul:K · mul:°K · mul:°K · mul:K
Synonyms
degree Kelvin · degree absolute · degree absolute · degree Kelvin
Translations (30)
sv kelvin (SI temperature unit) · th เคลวิน (SI temperature unit) · ko 켈빈 (SI temperature unit) · yue 開爾文 /开尔文 (SI temperature unit) · ru ке́львин (SI temperature unit) · ms kelvin (SI temperature unit) · fr kelvin (SI temperature unit) · eo kelvino (SI temperature unit) · el κέλβιν (SI temperature unit) · tr kelvin (SI temperature unit) · vi kenvin (SI temperature unit) · km កែលវិន (SI temperature unit) · he קלווין (SI temperature unit) · hy կելվին (SI temperature unit) · ka კელვინი (SI temperature unit) · es kelvin (SI temperature unit) · hu kelvin (SI temperature unit) · de Kelvin (SI temperature unit) · id kelvin (SI temperature unit) · tl kelbin (SI temperature unit) · ckb کێلڤن (SI temperature unit) · hi कैल्विन (SI temperature unit) · cmn 開爾文 /开尔文 (SI temperature unit) · ar كِلْفِن (SI temperature unit) · fi kelvin (SI temperature unit) · ja ケルビン (SI temperature unit) · cmn 克耳文 (SI temperature unit) · pl kelwin (SI temperature unit) · ro kelvin (SI temperature unit) · pt kelvin (SI temperature unit)