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kelvin in Japanese

kelvin in Japanese is ケルビン — kelvin means the base unit of temperature in the metric system, used mainly in science, where zero kelvin is absolute zero.

kelvin in Japanese

ケルビン
noun
Pronounced: kerubin
In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1⁄273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water.

What does "kelvin" mean?

  1. noun The base unit of temperature in the metric system, used mainly in science, where zero kelvin is absolute zero.
    "Water freezes at 273.15 kelvin."
  2. noun A measurement of how warm or cool a light source looks, used to describe the color of light bulbs and camera settings.
    "Warm white bulbs are usually rated around 2700 kelvin, while daylight bulbs run closer to 5000 kelvin."
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kelvin in a sentence

  • Water freezes at 273.15 kelvin.
  • Scientists measure the temperature of stars in kelvin.
  • Warm white bulbs are usually rated around 2700 kelvin, while daylight bulbs run closer to 5000 kelvin.

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What is "kelvin" in Japanese?

"kelvin" in Japanese is ケルビン. kelvin means: The base unit of temperature in the metric system, used mainly in science, where zero kelvin is absolute zero.

How do you pronounce ケルビン?

"kelvin" in Japanese is ケルビン, pronounced "kerubin".

How do you use "kelvin" in a sentence?

Example: "Water freezes at 273.15 kelvin." In Japanese, "kelvin" is ケルビン.

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