kelvin

Speech parts

1. kelvin - Noun

2. Kelvin - Proper noun

Meaning

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)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

k degree Kelvin First Baron Kelvin joule grand Calvin degree faraday carat green jet potassium kevin disclose kilobyte
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Hypernyms

temperature unit

Phrases with the word

Kelvin-Stokes theorem Kelvin differential equation

Examples

...Our guide announces that he's going to take us to the coldest place on Earth, where particles are cooled to within a fraction of a Kelvin. "Ah," says Bryson. "That must be Donald Rumsfeld's heart." Bill Bryson

Whitehouse disappeared into ignominy. William Thomson ended up being knighted and later elevated to a baron by Queen Victoria. He became Lord Kelvin and eventually got an important unit of measurement, an even more important law of physics, and a refrigerator named after him. Neal Stephenson

Absolute zero, at which all activity would stop if it were possible to happen, is −273.15 °C (degrees Celsius), or −459.67 °F (degrees Fahrenheit) or 0 K (kelvin). Source: Internet

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Former Lobo basketball star Kelvin Scarborough passed away at age 56. Source: Internet

“Empire” star Taraji P. Henson, 50, and football player Kelvin Hayden, 37, have ended their engagement. Source: Internet

Each of the two so-called Kelvin clips has a pair of jaws insulated from each other. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Keltz Kelung Kelvedon Kelvin bridge Kelvin differential equation Kelvin function