Etymology
After Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed the centigrade scale in 1742.
Proper noun
Celsius
- A metric scale of temperature with 0.01°C as the triple point of water at standard atmospheric pressure.
Synonyms
- centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)
Translations
Adjective
Celsius
- Of the Celsius temperature scale.
Synonyms
- centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)
- centesimal