Celsius
An·ders [ahn-ders], /ˈɑn dərs/, 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.
Also Cen·ti·grade [sen-ti-greyd] /ˈsɛn tɪˌgreɪd/ . pertaining to or noting a temperature scale (Celsius scale ) in which 0° represents the ice point and 100° the steam point. Symbol: 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. Symbol: C: Compare Kelvin (def. 3).
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How to use Celsius in a sentence
The body temperature will drop to about 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 Celsius), from 98.6 F (37 C).
New 'Suspended Animation' Procedure Saves Lives by Replacing Blood with a Cold Electrolyte Solution | Elizabeth Lopatto | April 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe global trend is clear: The average global surface temperature has risen roughly three-quarters of a degree Celsius since 1899.
From Snowy Atlanta to Sunny Sochi, It's All About Global Weirding | Scott Bixby | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAlready with human-induced warming of only 0.8 degrees Celsius, we have turbocharged the climate system.
Early Tuesday temperatures in some parts of the state were already approaching 40 degrees Celsius.
On Sunday afternoon, the bottom of one of the reactors rose to 82 degrees Celsius (179.6 degrees Fahrenheit), Tepco said.
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Celsius, while staying at Upsala, had conceived the plan of given a botanical description of biblical plants.
Celsius followed, and advised a medium fluid, so that his thermometer is known as the centigrade.
Linnus turned and stood face to face with the dean, Olof Celsius the Elder.
Sweden | Victor NilssonWhile in the Gulf Stream we had an outer temperature of 28 Celsius.
Aircraft and Submarines | Willis J. Abbot.Another day brought with it twenty-three degrees of heat of Celsius, when the thermometer was placed in the shade at noon.
British Dictionary definitions for Celsius
/ (ˈsɛlsɪəs) /
denoting a measurement on the Celsius scale: Symbol: C
Origin of Celsius
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Scientific definitions for Celsius (1 of 2)
Swedish astronomer who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742.
Scientific definitions for Celsius (2 of 2)
[ sĕl′sē-əs ]
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.
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Cultural definitions for Celsius (1 of 2)
[ (sel-see-uhs) ]
A temperature scale, also called centigrade, according to which water freezes at zero degrees and boils at one hundred degrees.
[ (sel-see-uhs) ]
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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