Meaning of Kelvin | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“Ice melts above 273.15 kelvins.”

“Water boils above 373.15 kelvins.”

“The dew point here today is only 1 kelvin above what it was yesterday.”

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

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