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 | ||