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Celsius scale
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English
Etymology
en the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius 1701 1744 =, who proposed the scale in 1742.
Noun
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en Q110748751 A scale for measuring temperature, with the freezing point of water defined as zero degrees (0 °C) and the boiling point of water defined as one hundred degrees (100 °C).
en centigrade<id:Q110748751>
en degree Celsius<id:Q25267> degree centigrade<id:Q25267>
en Fahrenheit scale Kelvin scale Rankine scale Réaumur scale
Related terms
en degree Celsius<id:Q25267><alt:degrees Celsius>
Translations
German: de Celsiusskala
Polish: pl skala Celsjusza f
Swedish: sv celsiusskala
Further reading
Celsius