The Kelvin scale is the standard scale for many scientific fields, but the related Celsius scale is handier for everyday life on Earth.
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Kelvin scale — n a temperature scale that has the kelvin as its unit of measurement and according to which absolute zero ( 273.15°C) is 0 K and water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K * * * Kel·vin scale (kelґvin) [William Thomson, Lord Kelvin, British… … Medical dictionary
Kelvin scale — ► NOUN ▪ the scale of temperature with absolute zero as zero and the freezing point of water as 273.15 kelvins … English terms dictionary
Kelvin scale — Kelvino skalė statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Termodinaminės temperatūros skalė, anksčiau vadinta absoliučiąja termodinamine Kelvino skale. atitikmenys: angl. Kelvin scale; Kelvin temperature scale vok. Kelvin Skala, f … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
Kelvin scale — noun a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees • Syn: ↑absolute scale • Hypernyms: ↑temperature scale * * * the ˌKelvin ˈscale 8 [Kelvin scale] … Useful english dictionary
Kelvin scale — Kelvino skalė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Kelvin scale vok. Kelvin Skala, f rus. шкала Кельвина, f pranc. échelle de Kelvin, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Kelvin scale — absolute scale of temperature in which each degree equals one kelvin (water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K) … English contemporary dictionary
Kelvin scale — /ˈkɛlvən skeɪl / (say kelvuhn skayl) noun a scale of temperature (Kelvin temperature), based on thermodynamic principles, in which zero is equivalent to 273.15°C or 459.67°F …
Kelvin scale — noun a scale of temperature with absolute zero as zero, and the triple point of water as exactly 273.16 degrees … English new terms dictionary
kelvin scale — (k) Thermometer scale on which unit of measurement equals the Celsius degree and according to which absolute zero is 0 degree, the equivalent of 273.160C. Water freezes at 273.160K and boils at 373.160K … Dictionary of automotive terms
temperature on the Kelvin scale — Kelvino temperatūra statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Temperatūra pagal Kelvino temperatūros skalę. atitikmenys: angl. Kelvin temperature; temperature on the Kelvin scale vok. Kelvin Temperatur, f rus. температура… … Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas
