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English noun: kelvin

1. kelvin (quantity) the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites


SynonymsK


Broader (hypernym)temperature unit

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


SynonymsFirst Baron Kelvin, William Thompson


Instance hypernymphysicist









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