Celsius - What does it mean?
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(rfc-def) A metric scale of temperature, originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0° and its boiling point as 100°, at standard atmospheric pressure. The standardized definition has 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.
Of the Celsius temperature scale.
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As an adjective Celsius
is a metric scale of temperature, originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0° and its boiling point as 100°, at standard atmospheric pressure. The standardized definition has 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.As a noun celsius
is alternative case form of Celsius.celsius
English
(wikipedia Celsius)Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* centigrade (slightly old-fashioned ) * centesimalSee also
* degree Celsius * Fahrenheit * kelvinExternal links
*Entry for "degree Celsius" in How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement