Celsius

American

[sel-see-uhs, -shee-] / ˈsɛl si əs, -ʃi- /

noun

Anders 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.

adjective

Also Centigrade pertaining to or noting a temperature scale Celsius scale in which 0° represents the ice point and 100° the steam point. C
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

Celsius British

/ ˈsɛlsɪəs /

adjective

C. denoting a measurement on the Celsius scale

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Celsius ¹ Scientific

/ sĕl′sē-əs /

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.
See Note at centigrade

Celsius ² Scientific

Swedish astronomer who invented the centigrade thermometer in 1742.

Celsius ¹ Cultural

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

Celsius ² Cultural

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).)

Etymology

Origin of Celsius

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

Example Sentences

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After a series of experiments in mice, the team found that diet induced thermogenesis produced almost the same weight loss as constant exposure to five degrees Celsius around the clock.

From Science Daily

Celsius has garnered a committed base of customers, who increasingly treat the company’s energy drinks like a daily coffee or a social beverage rather than a one-off jolt.

From Barron's

The Microsoft researchers estimated that the glass could survive for more than 10,000 years at a blistering 290 degrees Celsius, which suggests the data could last even longer at room temperature.

From Barron's

With the wind chill, it felt like minus eight degrees Fahrenheit -- about minus 22 Celsius -- but people kept coming.

From Barron's

Temperatures are expected to peak on Tuesday, reaching the "high forties" Celsius in the southern states of Victoria and South Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

From BBC

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