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degree Kelvin

degree Kelvin is the nonstandard form of kelvin.

Meaning of kelvin

Noun

kelvin (plural kelvins)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. A measurement of color warmth defined by the temperature kelvin at which an incandescent blackbody would emit a given color.

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Synonyms of degree Kelvin

Forms of degree Kelvin

pluraldegrees Kelvin

Questions about degree Kelvin

What is degree Kelvin the nonstandard form of?
Degree Kelvin is the nonstandard form of kelvin.

Words near degree Kelvin in the dictionary

  1. degree Celsius
  2. degree centigrade
  3. degree day
  4. degree days
  5. degree Fahrenheit
  6. degree Kelvin
  7. degree mill
  8. degree mills
  9. degree of comparison
  10. degree of freedom
  11. degree of frost

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