Synonyms for kelvin
ˈkɛl vɪnkelvin

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1. kelvinnoun

   transferred from the surname; rather rare.

   Synonyms:
   degree absolute, degree kelvin, degree Kelvin

2. kelvinnoun

   Synonyms:
   degree absolute, degree Kelvin, degree Celsius, degree kelvin

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1. kelvin, Knoun

   the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

   Synonyms:
   chiliad, one thousand, kilobyte, honey oil, jet, kibibyte, super acid, atomic number 19, green, super C, special K, kB, thou, grand, thousand, yard, cat valium, potassium

2. Kelvin, First Baron Kelvin, William Thompsonnoun

   British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907)

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1. • Physicist
   • Temperature Unit

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1. Harvey Fineberg:

   That's the brilliance of Kelvin Droegemeier, to elicit this kind of input and turn to the academics in the first place, they're genuinely trying to widen their aperture for advice, and I think so far it's working.

2. Kelvin Throop:

   Ancient man believed there were four states of matter: Earth, Wind, Water, and Fire. Today, modern science has proven there are actually four states of matter: Solid, Gas, Liquid, and Plasma. Thank God for progress.” -Kelvin R. Throop III

3. Kelvin III Throop:

   I have never seen a problem so convoluted and complex, that when looked at in just the right angle, didn’t somehow seem more convoluted and complex.” -Kelvin R. Throop III

4. Mario Damasso:

   Not habitable at all, I would say, since we predict with back of the envelope calculation its temperature to be around 40 Kelvin, we have no clue on the actual planet structure and composition, although we can likely imagine that it has an extended atmosphere made mostly of [hydrogen]and [helium].