English

Etymology
After Swedish astronomer w:Anders Celsius|Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed the centigrade scale in 1742.

Pronunciation
IPA|/s�lsi��s/

Adjective
Celsius

1. A metric scale of temperature with 0.01 °C as the triple point of water, and a difference in temperature of 1 °C corresponds to 1/273.16 of the difference in temperature between the triple point and the absolute zero.

Synonyms
centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)

Translations
Chinese: �� (shè shì)
Hebrew: צ�ס��ס (tzelsius)
Russian: Цел��ий (Tsél�sij)
Swedish: grader, Celsius
Vietnamese: (��) bách phân

Adjective
Celsius

1. Of the Celsius temperature scale.

Synonyms
centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)
centesimal

Translations
Russian: Цел��ий (Tsél�sij)
Vietnamese: thu�c v� �� bách phân

See also
degree Celsius
Fahrenheit
kelvin

External links
w:Celsius|Wikipedia article on the degree Celsius
Entry for "degree Celsius" in <cite>How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement</cite>

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Category:Temperature

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