English Explanatory Dictionary

kelvin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.
  2. One degree of difference on this scale, as a unit interval.
  3. A measurement of color warmth defined by the temperature kelvin at which an incandescent blackbody would emit a given color.
name
  1. A river which flows through East Dunbartonshire council area and Glasgow council area, Scotland, to the River Clyde.
  2. A locality in the Griffith council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
  3. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  4. A male given name transferred from the surname, of rather rare usage.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of kelvin.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɛlvɪn/ /ˈkɛlvən/ [ˈkʰɛɫvɨn] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-kelvin.wav

Word forms

kelvin kelvins

Etymology

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

Synonyms

degree Kelvin degree absolute

Related words

mul:K mul:°K

Derived words

kilokelvin microkelvin millikelvin nanokelvin petakelvin picokelvin kelvin Kelvin balance Kelvin bridge Kelvin differential equation Kelvin function Kelvin material Kelvin problem Kelvin scale Kelvin's conjecture Kelvinside Kelvin-Stokes theorem Kelvin transformation Kelvin View Kelvin-Voigt material Kelvin wave
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