kelvin

kel·vin  (klvn)

n. Abbr. K

1. A unit of absolute temperature equal to 1/273.16 of the absolute temperature of the triple point of water. One kelvin degree is equal to one Celsius degree. See Table at measurement.

2. Kelvin A temperature scale in which zero occurs at absolute zero and each degree equals one kelvin. Water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K.

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[After First Baron Kelvin.]

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kelvin

Noun

Physics the basic SI unit of thermodynamic temperature [after W T Kelvin, physicist]

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kelvin  (klvn)

The SI unit used to measure temperature, the basic unit of the Kelvin scale. A difference of one degree Kelvin corresponds to the same temperature difference as a difference of one degree Celsius. See Table at measurement. See also absolute zero.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kelvin - the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites K temperature unit - a unit of measurement for temperature
	2.	Kelvin - British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907) First Baron Kelvin, William Thompson