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  "Kelvin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1st Baron 1824\u20131907 William Thomson British mathematician and physicist":[],
      ": relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the unit of measurement equals the Celsius degree and according to which absolute zero is 0 K, the equivalent of \u2212273.15\u00b0C":[],
      ": the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units that is defined by setting the fixed numerical value of the Boltzmann constant to be 1.380649 x 10 \u201323 joules per kelvin and that is equal to 1/273.16 of the Kelvin scale temperature of the triple point of water":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation K"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a temperature of 200 degrees Kelvin",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The color temperature of daylight varies with conditions but is commonly understood to range from 5,000 to 6,500 kelvin . \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 18 Aug. 2020",
      "About 130 metric tons of liquid helium\u2014about the weight of a midsize blue whale\u2014keep 36,000 metric tons of the collider under 4 kelvin . \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Aspelmeyer\u2019s group says that the spread in their particle\u2019s position is only 1.3 times that of the zero-point motion, equivalent to a temperature of just a few millionths of a kelvin above absolute zero. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Inside the sun, where nuclear fusion occurs, temperatures can swell to 15 million kelvin . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "At night, the surface of even the closest planet to the sun, Mercury, drops to about 95 kelvin . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Pluto\u2019s surface temperature reaches about 40 kelvin . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Color temperature addresses a unit of measurement called degrees kelvin . \u2014 Popular Science , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "Brief pulses heated the carbon to more than 3000 kelvins (about 2700\u00b0C), snapping the bonds between carbon atoms. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 27 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1968, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "William Thomson, Lord Kelvin":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kel-v\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110247",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "kelvin":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "1st Baron 1824\u20131907 William Thomson British mathematician and physicist":[],
      ": relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the unit of measurement equals the Celsius degree and according to which absolute zero is 0 K, the equivalent of \u2212273.15\u00b0C":[],
      ": the base unit of temperature in the International System of Units that is defined by setting the fixed numerical value of the Boltzmann constant to be 1.380649 x 10 \u201323 joules per kelvin and that is equal to 1/273.16 of the Kelvin scale temperature of the triple point of water":[
        "\u2014 abbreviation K"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Adjective",
      "a temperature of 200 degrees Kelvin",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "The color temperature of daylight varies with conditions but is commonly understood to range from 5,000 to 6,500 kelvin . \u2014 Wes Siler, Outside Online , 18 Aug. 2020",
      "About 130 metric tons of liquid helium\u2014about the weight of a midsize blue whale\u2014keep 36,000 metric tons of the collider under 4 kelvin . \u2014 Daniel Garisto, Scientific American , 27 Apr. 2022",
      "Aspelmeyer\u2019s group says that the spread in their particle\u2019s position is only 1.3 times that of the zero-point motion, equivalent to a temperature of just a few millionths of a kelvin above absolute zero. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 18 Aug. 2021",
      "Inside the sun, where nuclear fusion occurs, temperatures can swell to 15 million kelvin . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "At night, the surface of even the closest planet to the sun, Mercury, drops to about 95 kelvin . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Pluto\u2019s surface temperature reaches about 40 kelvin . \u2014 Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics , 25 Sep. 2020",
      "Color temperature addresses a unit of measurement called degrees kelvin . \u2014 Popular Science , 15 Apr. 2020",
      "Brief pulses heated the carbon to more than 3000 kelvins (about 2700\u00b0C), snapping the bonds between carbon atoms. \u2014 Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS , 27 Jan. 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1908, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "1968, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "William Thomson, Lord Kelvin":"Adjective"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kel-v\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-123703",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "kelty":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an additional glass of liquor forced upon a reluctant drinker":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kelti"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-142431"
  },
  "kelpie":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": any of a breed of energetic working dogs developed in Australia from British sheepdogs":[],
      ": a water sprite of Scottish folklore that delights in or brings about the drowning of wayfarers":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8kel-p\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Kelpie , name of a dog of this breed":"Noun",
      "perhaps from Scottish Gaelic cailpeach, colpach heifer, colt":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1903, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1747, in the meaning defined above":"Noun"
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-025627"
  },
  "kelp hen":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a weka of South Island of New Zealand that feeds on marine animals and probably represents a dark phase of a species ( Gallirallus australis ) though sometimes considered a separate species ( G. brachypterus )":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-072959"
  },
  "kelp pigeon":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a sheathbill ( Chionis alba ) having a pinkish or yellowish black-tipped bill and occurring from the Falkland islands south to parts of Antarctica":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-212112"
  },
  "kelp gull":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a black-backed gull ( Larus dominicanus ) of the southern hemisphere":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233119"
  },
  "kelly green":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a strong yellowish green":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8ke-l\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The rich kelly green accent wall and decorative floral curtains help bring some fullness and warmth to otherwise all-white surfaces in her apartment living room. \u2014 Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful , 24 June 2022",
      "Don\u2019t be alarmed when these crystals ($30) turn your hot bath kelly green . \u2014 Martin Mulkeen, Outside Online , 14 May 2015",
      "In this Manhattan apartment, a pocket-sized kitchen becomes a jewel box thanks to a stark accent wall in emerald green, and counter-top canisters in a contrasting kelly green hue. \u2014 Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor , 6 May 2022",
      "The Dropout, wore a trendy \u2019fit to a screening of the series finale at the Paramount Theater in Los Angeles on Monday, April 11: a kelly green minidress with chunky platform sandals. \u2014 Carrie Wittmer, Glamour , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "The team wore kelly green jerseys for Cactus League games this spring, but those were nameless and not customized. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "Bransford, the last back-to-back Ohio Ms. Basketball since Mason's Michelle Munoz, will be off to Notre Dame trading in the MND powder blue for some kelly green . \u2014 Scott Springer, The Enquirer , 28 Mar. 2022",
      "For an au courant look, seek out modern touches, like a fitted bodice with sweet bow-tie straps, a drop or peplum waist, or perhaps a vibrant kelly green hue. \u2014 Laura Lajiness, Vogue , 22 Dec. 2021",
      "Bassitt took the mound in the kelly green alternate jersey, pant legs rolled up to reveal striped stirrups. \u2014 Matt Kawahara, San Francisco Chronicle , 23 Sep. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "from the common Irish name Kelly ; from the association of Ireland with the color green":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "circa 1927, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025507"
  }
}