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Celsius
[ sel-see-uhs, -shee- ]
noun
- · [ahn, -ders], 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.
adjective
- Also ·پ· []. 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 Compare Kelvin ( def 3 ).
Celsius
/ ˈɛɪə /
adjective
- denoting a measurement on the Celsius scale C
Celsius
1- Swedish astronomer who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742.
Celsius
2- Relating 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
1- A temperature scale , also called centigrade , according to which water freezes at zero degrees and boils at one hundred degrees.
Celsius
2- A 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 ).)
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Celsius1
C18: named after Anders Celsius (1701–44), Swedish astronomer who invented it
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Almost all areas, away from the far north of Scotland, will get into the twenties Celsius on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Temperatures will be more or less the seasonal average in the low to the mid teens in Celsius.
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Temperatures in Beijing are expected to drop by 13 degrees Celsius within 24 hours, when the strongest winds hit on Saturday, authorities said.
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The temperature of the pyroclastic flows that buried Herculaneum and Pompeii was several hundreds of degrees Celsius, hot enough to easily burn and destroy soft tissue.
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Not all water freezes at zero degrees Celsius.
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