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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024kel•vin /ˈkɛlvɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Thermodynamicsa standard unit of temperature. Abbr.: K
adj. - Thermodynamicsof or relating to an absolute scale of temperature (ˈKel•vin ˌscale) based on the kelvin in which the degree intervals are equal to those of the Celsius scale:converting to kelvin temperatures.[after a noun]thirty degrees kelvin.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: kelvin /ˈkɛlvɪn/ n - the basic SI unit of thermodynamic temperature; the fraction 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water
Symbol: K
Kel•vin (kel′vin),USA pronunciation n. - William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.
- (l.c.) the base SI unit of temperature, defined to be 1⁄273.16 of the triple point of water. Abbr.: K
adj. - [Thermodynam.]noting or pertaining to an absolute scale of temperature (Kel′vin 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. Cf. absolute temperature scale, Celsius (def. 2).
Also, Kel•win (kel′win).USA pronunciation a male given name. |