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Celsius
[sel-see-uhs, -shee-]
noun
Anders 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.
adjective
Also Centigrade pertaining to or noting a temperature scale Celsius scale in which 0° represents the ice point and 100° the steam point. C
Thermodynamics.of or relating to a temperature scale having the same units as the Celsius scale but in which the zero point has been shifted so that the triple point of water has the exact value 0.01°; Celsius temperatures are computed from Kelvin values by subtracting 273.15 from the latter. C
Celsius
/ ˈɛɪə /
adjective
C.denoting a measurement on the Celsius scale
Celsius
1Relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0° and the boiling point of water is 100° under normal atmospheric pressure.
See Note at centigrade
Celsius
2Swedish astronomer who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742.
Celsius
1A temperature scale, also called centigrade, according to which water freezes at zero degrees and boils at one hundred degrees.
Celsius
2A temperature scale in which zero degrees is the freezing point of water and 100 degrees is the boiling point. Temperature in this scale is generally denoted by °C or, in scientific usage, C alone. (Compare Fahrenheit (see also Fahrenheit).)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Celsius1
Example Sentences
The new images show a shimmering bright atmosphere which in parts reaches temperatures of a million degrees Celsius.
It will feel warm with temperatures climbing into the low 20s Celsius - above the average for the time of year.
Alexander Mashinsky, founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency platform Celsius Network, was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges.
He shows us the small cylinder where the specs of dust can be heated to 1400 Celsius.
Almost all areas, away from the far north of Scotland, will get into the twenties Celsius on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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