kelvin
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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.
sustantivo
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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.
Ice melts above 273.15 kelvins.
Water boils above 373.15 kelvins.
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One degree of difference on this scale, as a unit interval.
The dew point here today is only 1 kelvin above what it was yesterday.
The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 kelvins.
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A measurement of color warmth defined by the temperature kelvin at which an incandescent blackbody would emit a given color.
Etimología
Named after Irish-born Scottish physicist William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.
Formas
- plural
- kelvins
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