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Celsius

Syllabification: (Cel·si·us)
Pronunciation: /ˈselsēəs/
(abbreviation: C)
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Definition of Celsius

adjective

[postpositive when used with a numeral]
  • of or denoting a scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.

noun

(also Celsius scale)
  • the scale of temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions.

Celsius, rather than centigrade, is the standard accepted term when giving temperatures: use 25° Celsius rather than 25° centigrade.

Celsius should be spelled with a capital C, and with an s after the l: it is named after the Swedish scientist Anders Celsius.

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