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Definition 2024
Kelvin
Kelvin
See also: kelvin
English
Proper noun
Kelvin
- A river in Scotland, running through Glasgow.
- A surname.
- A male given name transferred from the surname; rather rare.
Derived terms
terms derived from Kelvin
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Noun
Kelvin (plural Kelvins)
- Alternative letter-case form of kelvin
kelvin
kelvin
See also: Kelvin
English
Noun
kelvin (plural kelvins)
- 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".
- A unit interval on the Kelvin scale.
- The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 kelvins.
- (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
SI temperature unit
See also
- kelvin (K) – entry in How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɛlvin]
- Hyphenation: kel‧vin
Noun
kelvin (plural kelvinek)
- kelvin (base unit of thermodynamic temperature)
Declension
Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kelvin | kelvinek |
accusative | kelvint | kelvineket |
dative | kelvinnek | kelvineknek |
instrumental | kelvinnel | kelvinekkel |
causal-final | kelvinért | kelvinekért |
translative | kelvinné | kelvinekké |
terminative | kelvinig | kelvinekig |
essive-formal | kelvinként | kelvinekként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | kelvinben | kelvinekben |
superessive | kelvinen | kelvineken |
adessive | kelvinnél | kelvineknél |
illative | kelvinbe | kelvinekbe |
sublative | kelvinre | kelvinekre |
allative | kelvinhez | kelvinekhez |
elative | kelvinből | kelvinekből |
delative | kelvinről | kelvinekről |
ablative | kelvintől | kelvinektől |
Possessive forms of kelvin | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | kelvinem | kelvinjeim |
2nd person sing. | kelvined | kelvinjeid |
3rd person sing. | kelvinje | kelvinjei |
1st person plural | kelvinünk | kelvinjeink |
2nd person plural | kelvinetek | kelvinjeitek |
3rd person plural | kelvinjük | kelvinjeik |
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kělʋiːn/
- Hyphenation: kel‧vin
Noun
kèlvīn m (Cyrillic spelling кѐлвӣн)
Declension
Declension of kelvin
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kèlvīn | kelvini |
genitive | kelvína | kelvina |
dative | kelvinu | kelvinima |
accusative | kelvin | kelvine |
vocative | kelvine | kelvini |
locative | kelvinu | kelvinima |
instrumental | kelvinom | kelvinima |