Kelvin scale of temperature

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• Kelvin scale — n a temperature scale that has the kelvin as its unit of measurement and according to which absolute zero ( 273.15°C) is 0 K and water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K * * * Kel·vin scale (kelґvin) [William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, British… …   Medical dictionary

• Kelvin scale — ► NOUN ▪ the scale of temperature with absolute zero as zero and the freezing point of water as 273.15 kelvins …   English terms dictionary

• Kelvin scale — noun a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees • Syn: ↑absolute scale • Hypernyms: ↑temperature scale * * * the ˌKelvin ˈscale 8 [Kelvin scale] …   Useful english dictionary

• temperature on the Kelvin scale — Kelvino temperatūra statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Temperatūra pagal Kelvino temperatūros skalę. atitikmenys: angl. Kelvin temperature; temperature on the Kelvin scale vok. Kelvin Temperatur, f rus. температура… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

• Kelvin scale — Kelvino skalė statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Termodinaminės temperatūros skalė, anksčiau vadinta absoliučiąja termodinamine Kelvino skale. atitikmenys: angl. Kelvin scale; Kelvin temperature scale vok. Kelvin Skala, f …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

• Kelvin scale — noun 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 …   Wiktionary

• Kelvin scale — /ˈkɛlvən skeɪl / (say kelvuhn skayl) noun a scale of temperature (Kelvin temperature), based on thermodynamic principles, in which zero is equivalent to 273.15°C or 459.67°F …  

• Kelvin scale — absolute scale of temperature in which each degree equals one kelvin (water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K) …   English contemporary dictionary

• Kelvin scale — noun a scale of temperature with absolute zero as zero, and the triple point of water as exactly 273.16 degrees …   English new terms dictionary

• Kelvin,First Baron — Kelvin, First Baron Title of William Thomson. 1824 1907. British physicist who developed the Kelvin scale of temperature (1848) and supervised the laying of a trans Atlantic cable (1866). * * * …   Universalium

• Kelvin — kel·vin || kelvɪn n. Lord Kelvin, title of William Thompson (1824 1907), British physicist and mathematician who developed the Kelvin scale of temperature; unit of absolute temperature equal to 1/273.16 of the Kelvin scale temperature of the… …   English contemporary dictionary