kelvin

Other forms of kelvin

plural

kelvins·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about kelvin

What does kelvin mean?

kelvin means "the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in kelvin?

kelvin has 2 syllables: kel-vin. The stress falls on "kel". In IPA it is /ˈkɛlvən/.

What is another word for kelvin?

Close synonyms include K, First Baron Kelvin, William Thompson. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is kelvin a common word?

kelvin is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.