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Albino vs Kelvin - What's the difference?

albino | kelvin |

As nouns the difference between albino and kelvin

is that albino is while kelvin is (kelvin).

As a proper noun kelvin is

a river in scotland, running through glasgow.

albino

English

Adjective

(-)
  • congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism

    • Usage notes

    * The term is considered offensive by some (when used as a term for human beings); "albinistic" is a possible alternative. albinism.org * The term is not comparative: one either has albinism (a recessive genetic trait) or does not. While the effects'' of albinism may be more marked in some individuals, this does not make those individuals "more albino" than others. To the extent that it could be comparable, perhaps in metaphoric usage, the comparatives would be ''more/most/less/least albino'' (not *''albinoer'', *''albinest , etc).

    Synonyms

    * (lacking melanin) albinal, albinic, albinistic, albinoid, hypomelanistic, hypomelanoid, amelanistic, amelanoid

    Antonyms

    * (having an excess of melanin) hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid

    See also

    * (lacking pigment) hypopigmented * (having an excess of pigment) hyperpigmented

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (countable) A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

    • Usage notes

    * The term is considered offensive by some when used to designate a human being; the phrase "person with albinism" is a neutral alternative.

    Synonyms

    * (one lacking melanin) albinoid, hypomelanoid, amelanoid

    Antonyms

    * (one having an excess of melanin) hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid

    Derived terms

    () * albinism * albinistic * albinoid * albinic * albinal

    External links

    * (wikipedia "albino")

    References

    Anagrams

    * ----

    kelvin

    English

    (wikipedia kelvin)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. Shown as "K".
  • A unit interval on the Kelvin scale.
    • The interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is 100 kelvins .
  • (usually as postpositioned adjective) A unit for a specific temperature on the Kelvin scale.
    • Ice melts above 273.15 kelvin .
    Water boils above 373.15 kelvin .

    Synonyms

    * (temperature unit interval) degree Celsius, degree absolute (obsolete), degree Kelvin (obsolete), degree kelvin (a) * (specific temperature) degree absolute (obsolete), degree Kelvin (obsolete), degree kelvin (a)

    See also

    * kelvin (K) – entry in How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement English eponyms ----