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WHAT DOES KELVIN SCALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kelvin scale

Kelvin

The kelvin is a unit of measurement for temperature. It is one of the seven base units in the International System of Units and is assigned the unit symbol K. The kelvin scale is an absolute, thermodynamic temperature scale using as its null point absolute zero, the temperature at which all thermal motion ceases in the classical description of thermodynamics. The kelvin is defined as the fraction 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. In other words, it is defined such that the triple point of water is exactly 273.16 K. The kelvin scale is named after the Belfast-born, Glasgow University engineer and physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, who wrote of the need for an "absolute thermometric scale". Unlike the degree Fahrenheit and degree Celsius, the kelvin is not referred to or typeset as a degree. The kelvin is the primary unit of measurement in the physical sciences, but is often used in conjunction with the degree Celsius, which has the same magnitude. Subtracting 273.16 K from the temperature of the triple point of water makes absolute zero equivalent to −273.15 °C.

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Translator English - Chinese

绝对温标
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escala Kelvin
570 millions of speakers

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Kelvin scale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

केल्विन पैमाने
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Translator English - Arabic

مقياس كلفن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

шкала Кельвина
278 millions of speakers

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escala Kelvin
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Translator English - Bengali

কেলভিন স্কেল
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échelle Kelvin
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Translator English - Malay

Kelvin skala
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Kelvin-Skala
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Translator English - Japanese

ケルビン温度
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Translator English - Korean

켈빈 규모
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Kelvin skala
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quy mô Kelvin
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கெல்வின் அளவுகோல்
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केल्विन स्केल
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Translator English - Turkish

Kelvin ölçeği
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Translator English - Italian

scala Kelvin
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skala Kelvina
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шкала Кельвіна
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scară Kelvin
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κλίμακα Kelvin
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Kelvin skaal
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Kelvin-skalan
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Kelvin-skalaen
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KELVIN SCALE»

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College Physics: Reasoning and Relationships
B Temperature can be measured with the Fahrenheit, Celsius, or Kelvin scale. P T A B Increasing temperature Water boils Water freezes 373.15 K 273.15 K Farenheit scale Celsius scale Kelvin scale Conversion between Kelvin and Celsius ...
Nicholas Giordano, 2009
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Lighting for Digital Video and Television
But Lord Kelvin's name today is most closely associated with the Kelvin scale, a measure of molecular activity and energy emission. The Kelvin scale begins at absolute zero, or –273.16 °C, the temperature at which all molecular motion would ...
John Jackman, 2010
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Physics for Scientists and Engineers, Volume 1, Chapters 1-22
Pitfall Prevention 19.1 A Matter of Degree Notations for temperatures in the Kelvin scale do not use the degree sign. The unit for a Kelvin temperature is simply “kelvins” and not “degrees Kelvin.” 2273.158C as its zero point. This temperature is ...
Raymond Serway, John Jewett, 2009
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Evolution of the International Practical Temperature Scale ...
In 1954 the definition of the Kelvin scale was very slightly changed so that the interval from absolute zero to the triple point of water was exactly 273.16 degrees . Kelvin indicated in his original proposal that ultimately this should be done. Thus ...
‎1974
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Science for Ninth Class Part2 CHEMISTRY
sign (°) is not written with the Kelvin scale temperatures. An advantage of the Kelvin scale of temperature is that all the temperatures on this scale are positive. The melting point of ice on Kelvin scale is 273 K. And the boiling point of water on  ...
Lakhmir Singh, Manjit Kaur, lakhmir singh and manjit kaur
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Fundamentals of Engineering Thermodynamics
The Kelvin scale is an absolute thermodynamic temperature scale that provides a continuous definition of temperature, valid over all ranges of temperature. The unit of temperature on the Kelvin scale is the kelvin (K). The kelvin is the SI base  ...
Michael J. Moran, Howard N. Shapiro, Daisie D. Boettner, 2010
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Physics Insights Ol Tb 2e
_100 °C --173K -200 °C --73 K -273 °C --0K Kelvin scale 273 K temperature difference 100 K Figure 10.6 Celsius scale and the corresponding Kelvin scale This scale was devised by the German physicist, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, the ...
Loo & Loo, 2007
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Introduction to Physical Science, Revised Edition
The unit or interval on the absolute Kelvin scale is the kelvin (K). Steam point ( water boils) Normal body temperature Room temperature Ice point (water freezes ) Absolute zero 100°C 37°C 20°C 0°C −273°C 373 K 273 K 0 K 68°F 32°F −460° F ...
James Shipman, Jerry Wilson, Aaron Todd, 2009
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Industrial Instrumentation
1.3. Temperature. Scales. 1.3.1 Centigrade Scale In temperature scale in °C ( Centigrade or Celsius), 0°C is assigned to the ice point, and 100°C to the boiling point of water. 1.3.2 Kelvin Scale The Kelvin scale has no negative range and is ...
K. Krishnamurthy, S Vijayachitra, K Krishnaswamy, 2005
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An Introduction to Physical Science
The unit orintervalon the absolute Kelvin scale is the kelvin (K). This scale takes temperature Ice point 20°C 0°C 68°F 32°F 273°K zero as the lower limit oftemperature, (water freezes) or absolute zero (0 K). −460°F −273°C 0°K Absolute zero ...
James Shipman, Jerry Wilson, Charles Higgins, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KELVIN SCALE»

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Pluto: Five Facts About The (Little) Planet
Pluto is so cold that scientists use the Kelvin scale to measure it. On that scale, the average temperature is 375 to 400 degrees below zero and ... «Sky News, Jul 15»
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The man who's set to add a second to Spaniards' lives
... temperature of precisely -273ºC (or 0 degrees in the Kelvin scale). So in 1967 the second stopped being defined as a mean solar day divided ... «EL PAÍS in English, Jun 15»
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Fire Education: Construction Concerns: Fuels and Fire Behavior
The Kelvin scale dates to 1848. It uses the unit of the °C with 0K as absolute zero (the point at which all thermal motion ceases at the molecular ... «FireEngineering.com, Jun 15»
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Scientists Create The Coldest Molecules Ever Recorded
The team who created these molecules used the Kelvin scale on which a temperature of zero degree Kelvin equals 'absolute zero'. This, for those of you not ... «WCCFtech, Jun 15»
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Scientists Create World's Coldest Molecules Ever
... absolute zero (defined as minus 273 degrees Celsius or minus 460 degrees Fahrenheit, or 0 on the Kelvin scale used by many scientists). «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Light the Way: A Beginner's Guide to Video Lighting on a Budget
As you can see, color temperatures are measured according to the Kelvin scale, and range from warm orange (2700 K) to cool blue (6500 K). «OnlineVideo.net, Jun 15»
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Should you be worried about LED lighting quality?
The colour of light is measured on the Kelvin scale, which is actually a measure of temperature. This is why light bulb manufacturers refer to the ... «Which?, Jun 15»
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What is the Third Law of Thermodynamics?
Temperature increments in the Kelvin scale are the same size as in the Celsius scale, but because it starts at absolute zero, rather than the ... «Live Science, May 15»
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What Is Thermodynamics?
This scale uses the same increment as the Celsius scale, i.e., a temperature change of 1 C is equal to 1 K. However, the Kelvin scale starts at ... «Live Science, May 15»
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News Brief: Brrrrr — that's really cold!
Well, on the kelvin scale, zero equals “absolute zero.” That's simply as cold as anything can get. And in the new tests, the atoms almost got that ... «Science News for Students, Apr 15»

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