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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Kelvin \Kel"vin\ (k[e^]l"v[i^]n), n. [from Lord Kelvin, English
physicist.]
The SI unit of temperature, defined as being 1/273.16 of the
triple point of water; abbreviated K. The melting point of
water at 760 mm pressure is 273.15 Kelvins, and the boiling
point 373.15 Kelvins. One degree Kelvin is equal to one
degree Centigrade, and 9/5 degrees Fahrenheit.
[PJC]

WordNet kelvin
n 1: the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under
the Systeme International d'Unites [syn: K]
2: British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of
temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)
[syn: First Baron Kelvin, William Thompson]