Celsius scale en · NOUN
Etymology
Named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who proposed the scale in 1742.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A scale for measuring temperature, with the freezing point of water defined as zero degrees (0 °C) and the boiling point of water defined as one hundred degrees (100 °C).
Meronyms: degree Celsius, degree centigrade
Coordinates
Réaumur scale · Rankine scale · Kelvin scale · Fahrenheit scale
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Translations (3)
pl skala Celsjusza (Translations) · sv celsiusskala (Translations) · de Celsiusskala (Translations)