kelvin

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 See also 2 French 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Named after the Irish-born Scottish physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.

[edit] Noun

kelvin (plural kelvins)

1. 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. Shown as "K".
2. A unit interval on the Kelvin scale.

   The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 kelvins.

3. (usually as postpositioned adjective) A unit for a specific temperature on the Kelvin scale.

   Ice melts above 273.16 kelvin.

   Water boils above 373.16 kelvin.

[edit] Synonyms

• (temperature unit interval): degree Celsius, degree absolute (obsolete), degree Kelvin (obsolete), degree kelvin (obsolete, nonstandard)
• (specific temperature): degree absolute (obsolete), degree Kelvin (obsolete), degree kelvin (obsolete, nonstandard)

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• Kelvin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• kelvin (K) – entry in How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

kelvin

1. (m) kelvin