KELVIN

[kel.vin] n (1968): the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units that is equal to 1/273.16 of the Kelvin scale temperature of the triple point of water Kelvin adj [William Thomson, Lord Kelvin] (1908): relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the unit of measurement equals the Celsius degree and according to which absolute zero is 0 K, the equivalent of -273.15 degrees C