NOUN | quantity | kelvin, K | the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites |
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person | Kelvin, First Baron Kelvin, William Thompson | British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907) |
Sounds | keh'lvahn; keh'lvihn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
Adrenalin ... zeppelin / Zeppelin: 223 rhymes with ihn... |
Meaning | The basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites. | |
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Synonym | K | |
Broader | temperature unit | A unit of measurement for temperature |
Spanish | kelvin | |
Catalan | kelvin |
Meaning | British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907). | |
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Synonyms | First Baron Kelvin, William Thompson | |
Instance of | physicist | A scientist trained in physics |
Spanish | William Thompson | |
Catalan | Kelvin, William Thompson |
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