Temperature conversion: Absolute (Kelvin) scale convertor

The Absolute (Kelvin) scale was created in the middle of 19th century. Scottish-Irish physicist and inventor William Thomson known also as Lord Kelvin determined scale in which 0 K is the temperature equal to absolute zero and 273,16 K is temperature of triple point of water (equilibrium state among states which occurs for water along pressure 611 Pa and temperature 0,01 degree Celsius or 32,02 degree Fahrenheit). Absolute (Kelvin) scale is used for determining of thermodynamic temperature. The smallest part of scale is called kelvin.

Enter original temperature in kelvins

Temperature

Temperature is physical value which we indicate in temperature degrees and which base unit in SI system (The International System of Units) is kelvin (which is used in connection with thermodynamic temperature). Other units are for instance degree Celsius also known as centigrade degree (used in most of world), degree Fahrenheit (USA), Rankine degree (out-of-date unit) or Réaumur degree (almost non-used). For measuring of temperature are used devices called thermometers. Branch that deals with measuring of temperatures is called thermometry.

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