Celsius scale

[sel-see-uhs, -shee-]

Cel·si·us

[sel-see-uhs, -shee-]
noun
1.
An·ders [ahn-ders] , 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.
adjective
2.
Also, Centigrade. pertaining to or noting a temperature scale (Celsius scale) in which 0° represents the ice point and 100° the steam point. Symbol: C
3.
Thermodynamics. of or pertaining 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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See also centigrade Compare Fahrenheit scale a scale of temperature in which 0° represents the melting point of ice and 100° represents the boiling point of water

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