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Definition of: Kelvin scale
(kel′vin) Physics
The absolute scale of temperature, based on the average kinetic energy per molecule of a perfect gas. Zero is equal to –273° Celsius or –459.4° Fahrenheit. [after William Thompson, 1824–1907, Lord Kelvin, English physicist]
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