From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishKelvinKel‧vin /ˈkelvɪn/ noun [uncountable] TMT (written abbreviation K) a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K —Kelvin adjective
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Kelvin• But the measurements show that these differences are small, for example only a few Kelvin at the tropopause.• With regular centre-forward Kelvin Simple taking over duties in goal, the City Reserves had only four players left on the park.Origin kelvin (1900-2000) William Kelvin 