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Celsius

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Etymology

After Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed the centigrade scale in 1742.

Proper noun

degree Celsius, °C

  1. An SI unit of temperature equivalent to the kelvin.
  2. An SI scale of temperature with 0.01°C as the triple point of water at standard atmospheric pressure.

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Adjective

Celsius

  1. Of the Celsius temperature scale.

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See also

kelvin
Celsius – Wikipedia article on the degree Celsius
Degree Celsius – entry in How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement