Celsius

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 External links

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[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /sɛlsiːəs/

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Celsius

1. 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.

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• centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)

[edit] Translations

• Chinese: 摄氏 (shè shì)
• Hebrew: צלסיוס (tzelsius)
• Russian: Цельсий (Tsél’sij)
• Swedish: grader, Celsius
• Vietnamese: (độ) bách phân

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Celsius

1. Of the Celsius temperature scale.

[edit] Synonyms

• centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)
• centesimal

[edit] Translations

• Russian: Цельсий (Tsél’sij)
• Vietnamese: thuộc về độ bách phân

[edit] See also

• degree Celsius
• Fahrenheit
• kelvin

[edit] External links

• Entry for "degree Celsius" in How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement