English noun: kelvin | |||
1. | kelvin (quantity) the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites | ||
Synonyms | K | ||
Broader (hypernym) | temperature unit | ||
2. | Kelvin (person) British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907) | ||
Synonyms | First Baron Kelvin, William Thompson | ||
Instance hypernym | physicist | ||