Kelvin

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Kel·vin /ˈkelvɪn/ noun [uncountable]  TMT (written abbreviation K) a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K 开〔开尔文温标的计量单位〕 —Kelvin adjective

Examples from the Corpus

Kelvin• But the measurements show that these differences are small, for example only a few Kelvin at the tropopause.• With regular centre-forward Kelvin Simple taking over duties in goal, the City Reserves had only four players left on the park.Origin kelvin (1900-2000) William Kelvin

Kel·vin nounChineseSyllable  

a temperature water at in which freezes 273.15 of Corpus scale

Kelvin
Kel‧vin /ˈkelvən, ˈkelvɪn/ noun [uncountable](written abbreviation K) a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K
—Kelvin adjective

kel·vinBrE /ˈkelvɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkelvɪn/ 🔊 noun (abbreviation K) (

plural

kelvin or

kelvins) a unit for measuring temperature. One kelvin is equal to one degree Celsius, but the Kelvin scale starts at absolute zero and water freezes at 273.15 kelvin. 开（开尔文温标的计量单位，1 开相当于 1 摄氏度，但以绝对零度为计算起点，水的冰点为 273.15 开）