Celsius
[ sel-see-uh s, -shee- ]
/ ˈsɛl si əs, -ʃi- /
noun
An·ders [ahn-ders] /ˈɑn dərs/,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. Symbol: 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. Symbol: C
Compare Kelvin(def 3).
British Dictionary definitions for celsius scale (1 of 2)
Celsius scale
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
British Dictionary definitions for celsius scale (2 of 2)
Celsius
/ (ˈsɛlsɪəs) /
adjective
denoting a measurement on the Celsius scale
Symbol: C
Word Origin for Celsius
C18: named after Anders
Celsius (1701–44), Swedish astronomer who invented it
Medical definitions for celsius scale
Celsius
[ sĕl′sē-əs, -shəs ]
adj.
Of or relating to a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 0° and the boiling point as 100° under normal atmospheric pressure.
Scientific definitions for celsius scale
Celsius
[ 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.
Cultural definitions for celsius scale (1 of 2)
Celsius
[ (sel-see-uhs) ]
A temperature scale, also called centigrade, according to which water freezes at zero degrees and boils at one hundred degrees.
Cultural definitions for celsius scale (2 of 2)
Celsius
[ (sel-see-uhs) ]
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).)