Kelvin scale
Kelvin scale noun: a scale for measuring temperature, with zero defined as absolute zero, with kelvins as the units (equivalent to degrees Celsius).
Noun
Kelvin scale (plural Kelvin scales)
- A scale for measuring temperature, with zero defined as absolute zero, with kelvins as the units (equivalent to degrees Celsius).
- The Kelvin scale is the standard scale for many scientific fields, but the related Celsius scale is handier for everyday life on Earth.
Kelvin scale meaning in Tamil and Tagalog
Kelvin scale in Tamil
- கெல்வின் அளவீடு
Kelvin scale in Tagalog
- a scale for measuring temperature
- sukurang Kelbin
Forms of Kelvin scale
| plural | Kelvin scales |
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Origin of Kelvin scale
Named after the engineer and physicist William Lord Kelvin (1824–1907), who wrote of the need for an "absolute thermometric scale".
Words formed from Kelvin scale
Questions about Kelvin scale
- What does Kelvin scale mean?
- Kelvin scale means a scale for measuring temperature, with zero defined as absolute zero, with kelvins as the units (equivalent to degrees Celsius).
- What is Kelvin scale in Tamil?
- Kelvin scale in Tamil is கெல்வின் அளவீடு. See Kelvin scale meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is Kelvin scale?
- Kelvin scale is a noun.
- What is the plural of Kelvin scale?
- The plural of Kelvin scale is Kelvin scales.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kelvin scale (page history and authors); kelvin scale (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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