degree kelvin

  • 1degree Kelvin — (°K)    an obsolete name for the kelvin. In the International System, temperatures on the absolute temperature scale are stated in kelvins, not in degrees Kelvin …

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  • 2kelvin — [ kɛlvin ] n. m. • 1953; de lord Kelvin, physicien angl. ♦ Métrol. Unité de mesure thermodynamique de température (symb. K). Le kelvin est défini comme la fraction de 1/273,16 de la température du point triple de l eau. La température de zéro… …

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  • 3Kelvin — 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 …

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  • 4Kelvin — This article is about the unit of temperature. For other uses, see Kelvin (disambiguation). Kelvin temperature conversion formulae from Kelvin to Kelvin Celsius [°C] = [K] − 273.15 [K] = [°C] + 273.15… …

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  • 5Degree (temperature) — For other uses, see Degree (disambiguation). The term degree is used in several scales of temperature. The symbol ° is usually used, followed by the initial letter of the unit, for example “°C” for degree(s) Celsius. A degree can be defined as a… …

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  • 6kelvin — noun a) 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 interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100… …

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  • 7Degree symbol — This article describes the typographical or mathematical symbol. For other meanings, see Degree. ° Degree symbol Punctuation …

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  • 8kelvin — (K)    the SI base unit of temperature, previously called the degree Kelvin (°K).    One kelvin represents the same temperature difference as one degree Celsius. In 1967 the General Conference on Weights and Measures defined the temperature of… …

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  • 9degree absolute — noun The unit of temperature, the kelvin. Syn: degree Kelvin, kelvin …

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  • 10Kelvin Tan — Chinese name 陳偉聯 (Traditional) Chinese name 陈伟联 (Simplified) Pinyin Chén Wěilián (Mandarin) Birth name …

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