kelvin
/ˈkɛlvɪn/ noun C1- In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; ¹⁄_(273.16) of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. · Ice melts above 273.15 kelvins.· Water boils above 373.15 kelvins.
- One degree of difference on this scale, as a unit interval. · The dew point here today is only 1 kelvin above what it was yesterday.· The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 kelvins.
- A measurement of color warmth defined by the temperature kelvin at which an incandescent blackbody would emit a given color.
Plural kelvins
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