English

Proper noun

Kelvin

1. A river in Scotland, running through Glasgow.
2. A surname​.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname; rather rare.

Derived terms

Noun

Kelvin ‎(plural Kelvins)

1. Alternative letter-case form of kelvin

German

Noun

Kelvin n ‎(genitive Kelvins, plural Kelvin)

1. kelvin (unit)

Declension

English

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. Shown as "K".
2. A unit interval on the Kelvin scale.

   The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 kelvins.

3. (usually as postpositioned adjective) A unit for a specific temperature on the Kelvin scale.

   Ice melts above 273.15 kelvin.

   Water boils above 373.15 kelvin.

Synonyms

• (temperature unit interval): degree Celsius, degree absolute (obsolete), degree Kelvin (obsolete), degree kelvin (obsolete, nonstandard)
• (specific temperature): degree absolute (obsolete), degree Kelvin (obsolete), degree kelvin (obsolete, nonstandard)

Translations

See also

• kelvin (K) – entry in How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement

French

Pronunciation

Noun

kelvin m ‎(plural kelvins)

1. a kelvin

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛlvin]
• Hyphenation: kel‧vin

Noun

kelvin ‎(plural kelvinek)

1. kelvin (base unit of thermodynamic temperature)

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

kelvin m (plural kelvins)

1. kelvin (SI temperature unit)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kělʋiːn/
• Hyphenation: kel‧vin

Noun

kèlvīn m ‎(Cyrillic spelling кѐлвӣн)

1. kelvin

Declension