Kelvin

Kelvin
Kelvin Kel"vin (k[e^]l"v[i^]n), n. [from Lord Kelvin, English physicist.] The SI unit of temperature, defined as being 1/273.16 of the triple point of water; abbreviated K. The melting point of water at 760 mm pressure is 273.15 Kelvins, and the boiling point 373.15 Kelvins. One degree Kelvin is equal to one degree Centigrade, and 9/5 degrees Fahrenheit. [PJC]

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  • kelvin — [ kɛlvin ] n. m. • 1953; de lord Kelvin, physicien angl. ♦ Métrol. Unité de mesure thermodynamique de température (symb. K). Le kelvin est défini comme la fraction de 1/273,16 de la température du point triple de l eau. La température de zéro… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • kelvin — KÉLVIN s.m. (fiz.) Unitate fundamentală pentru măsurarea temperaturii în sistemul internaţional. [abr.: K] – Din engl., fr. kelvin. Trimis de catalin caba, 29.09.2006. Sursa: DEX 98  KÉLVIN s.m. Unitate de măsură a temperaturii, egală cu… …   Dicționar Român

  • kelvin — kèlvīn m <G kelvína> DEFINICIJA fiz. SI jedinica termodinamičke temperature (simbol K), definirana kao 1/273.16 termodinamičke temperature trojne točke vode; jedan Kelvin jednak je jednom Celzijevom stupnju, ali za razliku od Celzijeve… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • kelvin — (Del primer barón de Kelvin, W. ☛ V. Thomson, 1824 1907, matemático y físico inglés). m. Fís. Unidad de temperatura del Sistema Internacional. Es igual al grado centígrado, pero en la escala de temperatura absoluta el 0 está fijado en 273,16°C.… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Kelvin — m English: modern given name, first used in the 1920s. It is taken from a Scottish river which runs through Glasgow into the Clyde (cf. CLYDE (SEE Clyde)). Its choice as a given name may also have been influenced by the form of such names as… …   First names dictionary

  • kèlvīn — m 〈G kelvína〉 fiz. SI jedinica termodinamičke temperature (simbol K), definirana kao 1/273.16 termodinamičke temperature trojne točke vode; jedan Kelvin jednak je jednom Celzijevom stupnju, ali za razliku od Celzijeve skale Kelvinova skala… …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • Kelvin — unit of absolute temperature scale, 1911, in honor of British physicist Sir William Thompson, Lord Kelvin (1824 1907) …   Etymology dictionary

  • kelvin — sustantivo masculino 1. Área: física Unidad de temperatura en el Sistema Internacional. grado* Kelvin …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • kelvin — ► NOUN ▪ the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree Celsius. ORIGIN named after the British physicist William T. Kelvin (1824 1907) …   English terms dictionary

  • Kelvin — Kelvin1 [kel′vin] adj. [after KELVIN2 1st Baron] designating or of a scale of thermodynamic temperature measured from absolute zero ( 273.16°C): the formula for converting Celsius to Kelvin is °K=°C + 273.16 n. [k ] a basic unit of temperature on …   English World dictionary

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