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 Translation for 'kelvin' from English to French
NOUN   a kelvin | kelvins
SYNO First Baron Kelvin | K | Kelvin | ...
phys.unit
kelvin {m} <K>
kelvin <K>
math.
théorème {m} de Stokes
Stokes' theorem [also: Kelvin–Stokes theorem]
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  • kelvin {m} <K> = kelvin <K>
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Usage Examples English
  • The SI unit for heat capacity of an object is joule per kelvin (J/K or J⋅K−1).
  • In 2009, a team of MIT physicists demonstrated that a lithium gas cooled to less than one kelvin can exhibit ferromagnetism.
  • The SI unit of temperature is the kelvin (K), but using the above relation the electron temperature is often expressed in terms of the energy unit electronvolt (eV).
  • In 1892, the title of "Baron Kelvin" was created for physicist and engineer William Thomson, a professor at the university.
  • and equal to one calorie per kelvin per mole, or 4.184 joules per kelvin per mole.

  • The color temperature of the electromagnetic radiation emitted from an ideal black body is defined as its surface temperature in Kelvin, or alternatively in "mireds" (micro-reciprocal kelvin).
  • A 1-K pot (i.e. 1-kelvin pot) is a cryogenic device used to attain temperatures down to approximately 1 kelvin.
  • The "degree Kelvin" (°K) is a former name and symbol for the SI unit of temperature on the thermodynamic (absolute) temperature scale.
  • The equivalent unit compliant with the International System of Units is the kelvin-second.
  • The International System of Units (SI) specifies the international absolute scale for measuring temperature, and the unit of measure "kelvin" (unit symbol: K) for specific values along the scale.

  • For example, the "metre" has the symbol m, but the "kelvin" has symbol K, because it is named after Lord Kelvin and the "ampere" with symbol A is named after André-Marie Ampère.
  • Similar to the Kelvin scale, which was first proposed in 1848, (or °Ra if necessary to distinguish it from the Rømer and Réaumur scales).
  • In 1967, at the 13th CGPM, the degree Kelvin (°K) was renamed the "kelvin" (K).
  • Soon it's revealed that Kelvin's wife is sick and has AIDS.
  • The most common scales are the Celsius scale with the unit symbol °C (formerly called "centigrade"), the Fahrenheit scale (°F), and the Kelvin scale (K), the latter being used predominantly for scientific purposes.

  • The "degree Celsius" has been the only SI unit whose full unit name contains an uppercase letter since 1967, when the SI base unit for temperature became the kelvin, replacing the capitalized term "degrees Kelvin".
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