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Kelvin
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kelvin
English
River +
Etymology
Of en cel -/en gd - origin, possibly from gd caol narrow or gd coille wooded + gd abhainn river. The surname is derived from the river.
The surname was also possibly influenced by en Calvert (enm calfhirde).
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɛlvɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kelvin.wav Southern England
en ɛlvɪn 2
en kelvin
Proper noun
en river which flows through carea/East Dunbartonshire and carea/Glasgow cc/Scotland, to the River en Clyde.
en locality in the carea/Griffith central s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en Scottish Gaelic.
en male surnames rather rare.
Derived terms
en 0 Kelvinverse kelvin Kelvin-Stokes theorem Kelvin View Kelvin-Voigt material Kelvin balance Kelvin bridge Kelvin's conjecture Kelvin differential equation Kelvin function Kelvin Grove Kelvin material Kelvin scale Kelvinside Kelvin transformation Kelvin wave Kelvin problem
Noun
en kelvin.
References
Napier, J. (1873). Notes and Reminiscences Relating to Partick. United Kingdom: Hugh Hopkins, p. 10
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Kelvin + 1
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English < Old English
German
Etymology
de Irish-born Scottish physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin William Thomson, Lord Kelvin. For the surname see en Kelvin.
Pronunciation
de De-Kelvin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,,-
kelvin (unit)
de 0 Grad Celsius sind 273,15 Kelvin 0°C are 273,15 K
Usage notes
There is no word "Grad" when using the Kelvin temperature.
Declension
n,,-
Further reading