Celsius

[ sel-see-uhs, -shee- ]

noun

1. An·ders [ahn, -ders], 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.

adjective

1. Also Cen·ti·grade []. pertaining to or noting a temperature scale Celsius scale in which 0° represents the ice point and 100° the steam point. : C
2. Thermodynamics. of or relating to a temperature scale having the same units as the Celsius scale but in which the zero point has been shifted so that the triple point of water has the exact value 0.01°; Celsius temperatures are computed from Kelvin values by subtracting 273.15 from the latter. : C Compare Kelvin ( def 3 ).

Celsius

/ ˈsɛlsɪəs /

adjective

1. denoting a measurement on the Celsius scale C

Celsius

¹

1. Swedish astronomer who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742.

Celsius

²

/ sĕl′sē-əs /

1. Relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0° and the boiling point of water is 100° under normal atmospheric pressure.
2. See Note at centigrade

Celsius

¹

1. A temperature scale , also called centigrade , according to which water freezes at zero degrees and boils at one hundred degrees.

Celsius

²

1. A temperature scale in which zero degrees is the freezing point of water and 100 degrees is the boiling point. Temperature in this scale is generally denoted by °C or, in scientific usage, C alone. ( Compare Fahrenheit (see also Fahrenheit ).)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Celsius¹

C18: named after Anders Celsius (1701–44), Swedish astronomer who invented it

Example Sentences

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From Quartz

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From Quartz

This handy digital model lets you easily switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius.

From Popular-Science

The body temperature will drop to about 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 Celsius), from 98.6 F (37 C).

From The Daily Beast

The global trend is clear: The average global surface temperature has risen roughly three-quarters of a degree Celsius since 1899.

From The Daily Beast

Already with human-induced warming of only 0.8 degrees Celsius, we have turbocharged the climate system.

From The Daily Beast

Early Tuesday temperatures in some parts of the state were already approaching 40 degrees Celsius.

From The Daily Beast

On Sunday afternoon, the bottom of one of the reactors rose to 82 degrees Celsius (179.6 degrees Fahrenheit), Tepco said.

From The Daily Beast

Celsius, while staying at Upsala, had conceived the plan of given a botanical description of biblical plants.

From Project Gutenberg

Celsius followed, and advised a medium fluid, so that his thermometer is known as the centigrade.

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Linnus turned and stood face to face with the dean, Olof Celsius the Elder.

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While in the Gulf Stream we had an outer temperature of 28 Celsius.

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Another day brought with it twenty-three degrees of heat of Celsius, when the thermometer was placed in the shade at noon.

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