Kelvin Common

Kelvin has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Definitions

Noun

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

"The engineer converted the boiling point from degrees Celsius to kelvin to ensure the calculation complied with strict SI standards."

kelvin K

British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)

"The professor explained that Lord Kelvin was a brilliant scientist whose work on thermodynamics revolutionized our understanding of heat."

Kelvin First Baron Kelvin William Thompson

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".

"The thermometer read twenty seventy-three kelvins in the deep freeze, though I should have written it as Kelvin to match standard style guides."

Alternative letter-case form of kelvin

Proper Noun

A river which flows through Glasgow council area, Scotland, to the River Clyde.

"The town of Kelvin sits along the bank of the river that winds through Glasgow before joining the Clyde."