Celsius
adjective/ˈselsiəs/
/ˈselsiəs/
(also centigrade)
(abbreviation C)
- of or using a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°
- It will be a mild night, around nine degrees Celsius.
- the Celsius Scale
Word Originmid 19th cent.: named after Anders Celsius, the Swedish astronomer who invented the temperature scale.Definitions on the go
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