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kelvin

noun

1 kelvin

The basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites.

synonym: K.

Dutch: kelvin
Polish: kelwin, K

2 Kelvin

British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907).

synonyms: First Baron Kelvin, William Thompson.


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