Celsius scale

British

noun

a scale of temperature in which 0° represents the melting point of ice and 100° represents the boiling point of water See also centigrade Compare Fahrenheit scale

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He is not familiar with the Celsius scale.

From Textbooks • Sep. 23, 2020

The F-intercept means that when the temperature is 0° on the Celsius scale, it is 32° on the Fahrenheit scale.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

For thermometers, this shared system was the Fahrenheit or Celsius scale.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2014

Instead of being labeled according to a Fahrenheit or Celsius scale, it would follow the model of the necrometer, with a simplified “Scale of Vitality.”

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2014

I refused to use anything but the Celsius scale when talking about the weather.

From Salon • May 23, 2012

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