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Definition: Kelvin scale

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees.[Wordnet].

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Definition: Kelvin scale

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees.[Wordnet].

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Common Expressions: Kelvin scale

ExpressionsDefinition
Kelvin scaleA temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Kelvin scale

ExpressionsDomainDefinition
Kelvin ScaleAdministrationAn absolute scale of temperature in which each degree equals one kelvin. Water freezes at 273.15 K and boils at 373.15 K. (references)
Kelvin scaleAerospace1: = Kelvin temperature scale. (references)
  2: See: absolute temperature. (references)

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