释义
n.
the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature, equal in magnitude to the degree Celsius
开（国际单位制中热力学温度的基本单位）。
William Thomson, 1st Baron (1824—1907), British physicist and natural philosopher. He is best known for introducing the absolute scale of temperature. He also restated the second law of thermodynamics and was involved in the laying of the first Atlantic cable, for which he invent- ed several instruments.
开尔文，威廉姆·汤姆森，男爵（第一）（１８２４—１９０７，英国物理学家、自然哲学家，以提出绝对温标最为著名，他还重新阐述了热力学第二定律，参与了铺设第一条大西洋海底电缆的工作，并为此发明了几种工具）。
词源
"late 19th cent.: named after Lord
