KELVIN


Meaning of KELVIN in English

/ ˈkelvɪn; NAmE / noun

[ C , U ] ( abbr. K ) a unit for measuring temperature. One degree kelvin is equal to one degree Celsius.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: named after Lord Kelvin (1824-1907), British physicist and natural philosopher.

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