Definitions for: Celsius


[n] Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)
[adj] of a temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 0 degrees C and the boiling point as 100 degrees C under normal atmospheric pressure



Webster (1913) Definition: Cel"si*us, n.
The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders
Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the
same as the centigrade thermometer or scale.

Synonyms: Anders Celsius, c, centigrade

Antonyms: f, Fahr, fahrenheit

See Also: astronomer, stargazer, uranologist

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