Meaning of CELSIUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'selseeus
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- [n] Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)
- [adj] of a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 0 degrees C and the boiling point as 100 degrees C under normal atmospheric pressure
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| | Synonyms: | | Anders Celsius, c, centigrade |
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| | Antonyms: | | f, Fahr, fahrenheit | | |
| | See Also: | | astronomer, stargazer, uranologist | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cel"si*us\, n.
The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders
Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the
same as the centigrade thermometer or scale.
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- The temperature scale defined by the values 0 °C for the freezing point of water and 100 °C for the boiling point of water; a °C is the same size as a Kelvin.
- This is a scale for measuring temperature, usually abbreviated as C. The freezing point of water is 0° C, and boiling point of water is 100° C. The normal oral temperature is 36.3° to 37.1° C. The rectal temperature is about 0.5° C higher than the oral temperature. To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit which is another commonly used scale of temperature, one can use this formula: multiply degrees in C by 9/5 and add 32.
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