Definition of absolute temperature in US English:
absolute temperature
nounˈˌæbsəˈˌl(j)ut ˈtɛmp(ə)rəˌtʃər
A temperature measured from absolute zero in kelvins.
Example sentencesExamples
- Here, k is the Boltzmann constant, T the absolute temperature of the solution, and Î • the solvent viscosity.
- In this particular system, the absolute temperature of an ideal gas is directly proportional to the average kinetic energy of the molecules.
- Entropy is a thermodynamic quantity, its value is equal to the amount of heat absorbed or emitted divided by the thermodynamic temperature (the absolute temperature, in Kelvin).
- The intensity of a heat stress is determined by the absolute temperature, the rate of heating and the length of time at damaging temperatures i.e., the thermal dose.
- At constant pressure the volume of a given mass of gas is directly proportional to the absolute temperature, that is the temperature expressed in Kelvin.