kelvin
- Proper noun. A river in Scotland, running through Glasgow.
- Proper noun. (surname, from Scottish Gaelic) .
- Proper noun. (given name, male) transferred from the surname; rather rare.
- Noun. (alternative capitalization of, kelvin) .
- Noun. 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. Shown as "K".
- Noun. A unit interval on the Kelvin scale.
- Noun. (context, usually as postpositioned adjective) A unit for a specific temperature on the Kelvin scale.
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