KELVIN TEMPERATURE SCALE

Meaning of KELVIN TEMPERATURE SCALE in English

A temperature scale with the freezing point of +273 degrees K (Kelvin) and the boiling point of +373 degrees K. It is used primarily for scientific purposes. Also known as the Absolute Temperature Scale. Proposed in 1848 by William T. Kelvin, 1st Baron of Largs (1824-1907), Irish-born Scottish physicist and mathematician.

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KELVIN TEMPERATURE SCALE — See thermodynamic temperature .
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KELVIN TEMPERATURE SCALE — термодинамическая [абсолютная] температурная шкала, шкала Кельвина
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KELVIN TEMPERATURE SCALE — термодинамическая [абсолютная] температурная шкала, шкала Кельвина
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KELVIN TEMPERATURE SCALE — термодинамическая [абсолютная] температурная шкала, шкала Кельвина
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KELVIN TEMPERATURE SCALE — термодинамическая [абсолютная] температурная шкала, шкала Кельвина
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KELVIN TEMPERATURE SCALE — абсолютная шкала температур, абсолютная температурная шкала
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KELVIN TEMPERATURE SCALE — термодинамическая [абсолютная] температурная шкала, шкала Кельвина
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KELVIN TEMPERATURE SCALE — термодинамическая [абсолютная] температурная шкала, шкала Кельвина
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KELVIN — I. adjective Etymology: William Thomson, Lord ~ Date: 1908 relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which …
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SCALE — I. ˈskāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English scale, scole, from Old Norse …
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KELVIN — I. ˈkelvə̇n adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: after William Thomson, Lord Kelvin died 1907 British physicist : relating to, conforming …
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TEMPERATURE — R ˈtempə(r)]ˌchu̇(ə)r, -p(ə)rə], ]chər sometimes ].ˌtyu̇(ə)r or ]ˌtu̇(ə)r or ˈtem(p)chər; - R ˈtempə(r)]ˌchu̇ə, -p(ə)rə], ]chə sometimes ].ˌtyu̇ə or ]ˌtu̇ə or …
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SCALE — scale 1 — scaleless , adj. — scalelike , adj. /skayl/ , n. , v. , scaled, scaling . n. …
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KELVIN — /kel"vin/ , n. 1. William Thomson, 1st Baron , 1824-1907, English physicist and mathematician. 2. ( l.c. ) the base …
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KELVIN — n. Lord Kelvin, title of William Thompson (1824-1907), British physicist and mathematician who developed the Kelvin scale of temperature; unit …
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SCALE — I. ˈskāl noun Etymology: Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse skāl; akin to Old …
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KELVIN — I. Kelvin adjective Etymology: William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Date: 1908 : relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KELVIN — noun Date: 1968 : the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units that is equal to 1/273.16 …
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TEMPERATURE — noun mixture; compound. 2. temperature ·noun freedom from passion; moderation. 3. temperature ·noun constitution; state; degree of any quality. 4. …
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SCALE — noun a scale insect. (·see below.). 2. scale ·noun the sign or constellation libra. 3. scale ·noun a ladder; a …
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KELVIN — (abbrev.: K ) ■ noun the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree Celsius. Origin …
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SCALE — [scale] n [ME, bowl, scale of a balance, fr. ON skal; akin to ON skel shell--more at shell] (14c) 1 …
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KELVIN — [kel.vin] n (1968): the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units that is equal to 1/273.16 of …
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TEMPERATURE — measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several arbitrary scales and indicating the direction in which …
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SCALE — in music, any graduated sequence of notes, tones, or intervals dividing what is called an octave. The specific selection of …
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KELVIN — base unit of thermodynamic temperature measurement in the International System (SI) of measurement. It is defined as 1/273.16 of the …
Britannica English vocabulary
KELVIN — Kelvin, k~ BrE AmE ˈkelv ɪn § - ə n
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TEMPERATURE — / ˈtemprətʃə(r); NAmE ; NAmE also -tʃʊr/ noun [ C , U ] ( abbr. temp ) 1. the measurement …
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SCALE — / skeɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun SIZE 1. [ sing. , U ] scale (of sth) the …
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KELVIN — / ˈkelvɪn; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] ( abbr. K ) a unit for measuring temperature. One …
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TEMPERATURE — tem ‧ pera ‧ ture S2 W2 /ˈtemprətʃə, ˈtemprɪtʃə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SCALE — I. scale 1 S2 W2 /skeɪl/ BrE AmE noun 1 . SIZE/LEVEL [singular, uncountable] the size or level of something, …
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KELVIN — Kel ‧ vin /ˈkelvən, ˈkelvɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: William Kelvin ] ( written abbreviation …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TEMPERATURE — n. 1 the degree or intensity of heat of a body in relation to others, esp. as shown by a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KELVIN — n. the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree celsius. °Abbr.: K. øKelvin scale a scale …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TEMPERATURE — n. 1 the degree or intensity of heat of a body in relation to others, esp. as shown by a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KELVIN — n. the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree celsius. °Abbr.: K. Kelvin scale a scale …
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SCALE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. each of the small thin bony or horny overlapping plates protecting the skin of …
Oxford English vocab
KELVIN — n. the SI unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree celsius. Usage: Abbr.: K. Phrases and idioms: …
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TEMPERATURE — ( temperatures) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The temperature of something …
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SCALE — ( scales, scaling, scaled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
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TEMPERATURE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a temperature gauge ▪ The oil temperature gauge was twice its normal reading. a temperature …
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SCALE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a scale drawing (= showing the correct relative sizes of things ) ▪ The …
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KELVIN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But the measurements show that these differences are small, for example only a few Kelvin …
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TEMPERATURE — [noun] - the measured amount of heat in a place or in the bodyWhat are the average summer temperatures in …
Cambridge English vocab
KELVIN — abbreviation K (plural K) [noun] [C or U] [specialized] - a standard unit of temperature. One degree kelvin is equal …
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SCALE — Synonyms and related words : Danish balance, Indian file, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, Roman balance, Weightometer, accommodation …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KELVIN — see Thomson, William
Theological and Philosophical Biography English vocab
KELVIN — An absolute temperature scale named after Lord Kelvin (William Thomson, 1824-1907), who devised it in 1848. It has the same …
Weather and Meteorology English vocabulary
KELVIN — (K) The SI base unit of temperature, defined by assigning 273.16 K to the temperature at which steam, ice, and …
General Chemistry English Glossary
KELVIN — This is a system or scale used for measuring temperature. Absolute zero is 0° Kelvin or -273° C. The "color" …
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KELVIN — The absolute temperature scale (metric).
Electronics Terminology English vocabulary
KELVIN — Le Kelvin (K) est une unité de mesure de température. Dans la diffusion satellite, il sert à exprimer la température …
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TEMPERATURE — сущ. 1) температура; степень нагрева a temperature drops, falls ≈ температура падает a temperature goes down ≈ температура понижается a …
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SCALE — I 1. сущ. 1) а) собир. чешуя (рыб и т. п.) б) чешуйка 2) шелуха, тонкая пленка Syn : husk, …
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KELVIN — кельвин, K кельвин (единица температуры в системе СИ)
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KELVIN — физ. шкала абсолютной температуры, шкала Кельвина Kelvin (scale) физ. шкала абсолютной температуры
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KELVIN — Кельвин
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TEMPERATURE — temperature.ogg ʹtemp(ə)rətʃə n 1. 1> температура, степень нагрева high low temperature - высокая низкая температура normal average, mean temperature - …
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SCALE — scale.ogg _I 1. skeıl n 1. 1> чаш(к)а весов to turn the scale at - весить ( столько-то ) he …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
KELVIN — n Келвин ( мужское имя )
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TEMPERATURE — 1) температура 2) температурный предел; температурная граница 3) твёрдость ( стали ) после отпуска • temperature averaged between — ... …
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SCALE — 1) окалина; нагар; изгарь; плена; накипь 2) образовывать окалину или накипь 3) удалять окалину или накипь 4) неочищенный парафин 5) …
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TEMPERATURE — 1) температура 2) температурный предел; температурная граница 3) твёрдость (стали) после отпуска • temperature averaged between — ... температура в среднем изменялась в пределах …
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