1. a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0 degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at 373.16 degrees; [syn: Kelvin scale, absolute scale]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Kelvin scale
n 1: a temperature scale that defines absolute zero as 0
degrees; water freezes at 273.16 degrees and boils at
373.16 degrees [syn: Kelvin scale, absolute scale]