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Word entry · 6 letters

kelvin

Best crossword clue

"Temperature unit"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɛlvɪn/Part of speech nounSorted eiklnvStarts with KEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Of Celtic/Scottish Gaelic origin, possibly from caol (“narrow”) or coille (“wooded”) + abhainn (“river”). The surname is derived from the river.

Used in a sentence

  • Ice melts above 273.15 kelvins.
  • Water boils above 373.15 kelvins.
  • The dew point here today is only 1 kelvin above what it was yesterday.

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

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