Kelvin thermometer
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thermometer — thermometric /therr meuh me trik/, thermometrical, adj. thermometrically, adv. /theuhr mom i teuhr/, n. an instrument for measuring temperature, often a sealed glass tube that contains a column of liquid, as mercury, that expands and contracts,… … Universalium
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Kelvin — A thermometer scale starting at absolute zero (approximately −273°C) and having degrees of the same magnitude as those of the Celsius thermometer. Thus, 0°C = 273 K. Named after first Lord Kelvin (1824–1907). Also called an absolute scale … Aviation dictionary
kelvin scale — (k) Thermometer scale on which unit of measurement equals the Celsius degree and according to which absolute zero is 0 degree, the equivalent of 273.160C. Water freezes at 273.160K and boils at 373.160K … Dictionary of automotive terms
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin — Infobox Scientist box width = 300px name = Lord Kelvin image width = 300px caption = William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824 1907) birth date = birth date|1824|6|26|df=y birth place = Belfast, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland death date = death date… … Wikipedia
Resistance thermometer — Resistance thermometers, also called resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), are temperature sensors that exploit the predictable change in electrical resistance of some materials with changing temperature. As they are almost invariably made of… … Wikipedia
Celsius — For other uses, see Celsius (disambiguation). Celsius temperature conversion formulae from Celsius to Celsius Fahrenheit [°F] = [°C] × 9⁄5 + 32 [°C] = ([°F] − 32) × 5⁄9 Kelvin… … Wikipedia
Temperature — This article is about the thermodynamic property. For other uses, see Temperature (disambiguation). A map of global long term monthly average surface air temperatures i … Wikipedia
Thermodynamic temperature — is the absolute measure of temperature and is one of the principal parameters of thermodynamics. Thermodynamic temperature is an “absolute” scale because it is the measure of the fundamental property underlying temperature: its null or zero point … Wikipedia
