kelvin

Plural: kelvins

Noun

• A unit of temperature on an absolute scale, beginning at absolute zero.
• the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
• British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)
• 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.
• A measurement of color warmth defined by the temperature kelvin at which an incandescent blackbody would emit a given color.
• A unit interval on the Kelvin scale.
• A unit for a specific temperature on the Kelvin scale.

Examples

• Ice melts above 273.15 kelvins.
• The intensity of the Scrabble game reached near KELVIN levels as the scores were tied.
• The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 kelvins.
• Water boils above 373.15 kelvins.

Synonyms

First Baron Kelvin, K, William Thompson, degree Celsius, degree Kelvin, degree absolute, degree kelvin