kelwin
vɪn noun
1.
William Thomson, 1st Baron, 1824–1907, English physicist and mathematician.
2.
( lowercase ) the base SI unit of temperature, defined to be 1 / 273.16 of the triple point of water. Abbreviation: K
adjective
3.
Thermodynamics. noting or pertaining to an absolute scale of temperature (Kelvin 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. Compare absolute temperature scale, Celsius ( def 2 ).
4.
Also, Kel·win 
[kel-win] . a male given name.
[kel-win] . a male given name.
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| —n | |
| K the basic SI unit of thermodynamic temperature; the fraction 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water | |
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| Kelvin (ˈkɛlvɪn) | |
| —n | |
| William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin. 1824--1907, British physicist, noted for his work in thermodynamics, inventing the Kelvin scale, and in electricity, pioneering undersea telegraphy | |
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Kelvin
unit of absolute temperature scale, 1911, in honor of British physicist Sir William Thompson, Lord Kelvin (1824-1907).
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kelvin kel·vin (kěl'vĭn)
n.
Abbr. K
A unit of temperature in the Kelvin scale equal to 1/273.16 of the absolute temperature of the triple point of pure water.
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| kelvin (kěl'vĭn) Pronunciation Key
The SI unit used to measure temperature, the basic unit of the Kelvin scale. A difference of one degree Kelvin corresponds to the same temperature difference as a difference of one degree Celsius. See Table at measurement. See also absolute zero. |
| Kelvin, First Baron. Title of William Thomson 1824-1907.
British mathematician and physicist known especially for his work on heat and electricity. In 1848 he proposed a scale of temperature independent of any physical substance, which became known as the Kelvin scale. |
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