Kel ‧ vin /ˈkelvən, ˈkelvɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: William Kelvin ]
( written abbreviation K ) a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K
—Kelvin adjective
Kel ‧ vin /ˈkelvən, ˈkelvɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: William Kelvin ]
( written abbreviation K ) a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K
—Kelvin adjective
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012