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Kelvin   (English)

Definition (keystage 3)

A unit of temperature, the same size as the degree Celsius, but with zero in a different place, so that absolute zero (when molecules stop moving completely) is zero kelvin.
The symbol for kelvin is K (no degree symbol).

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