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Kel·vin

Kelvin

 
pronunciation:
kel vihn
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a thermodynamic temperature scale whose degree intervals correspond to those of the Celsius scale and in which zero degrees, or absolute zero, is equal to -273.15 degrees Celsius.
definition 2: (l.c.) one unit of this scale.
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: of, pertaining to, or designating the Kelvin thermodynamic scale of temperature or a unit of this scale.