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Plural of kelvin

regular plural

The plural of kelvin is kelvins.

Forms of kelvin

Singularkelvin /ˈkɛlvɪn/
Pluralkelvins
Countablecountable

Kelvins in a sentence

  • Ice melts above 273.15 kelvins.
  • Water boils above 373.15 kelvins.
  • He did not need what it represented: a ship-size heat signature, something out in space beyond the asteroid, just a few kelvins.2017, Craig DeLancey, Evolution Commandos, 496\Perfect Number Press. From the entry hypermissile

Meaning of kelvin

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun One degree of difference on this scale, as a unit interval.
  3. noun A measurement of color warmth defined by the temperature kelvin at which an incandescent blackbody would emit a given color.

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Questions about the plural of kelvin

What is the plural of kelvin?
The plural of kelvin is kelvins.
Is kelvin countable?
Kelvin is a countable noun.

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