Definitions for Celsius

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Celsius Cel·si·us

Spelling: [sel-see-uh s, -shee-]

IPA: /ˈsɛl si əs, -ʃi-/

Celsius is a 7 letter English word.

You can make 129 anagrams from letters in Celsius (ceilssu).

Definitions for Celsius

noun

1. Anders [ahn-ders] /ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1701–44, Swedish astronomer who devised the Celsius temperature scale.

adjective

1. 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.
2. 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).

Examples for Celsius

The body temperature will drop to about 50 degrees Fahrenheit (10 Celsius), from 98.6 F (37 C).

While in the Gulf Stream we had an outer temperature of 28 Celsius.

A cube of ice in a glass of water at zero degrees Celsius exhibits certain properties and performs certain actions at its surface.

Where not otherwise indicated, temperature is stated in degrees of the Centigrade or Celsius thermometer.

France uses that of Celsius, who graduated his scale on the decimal system.

The global trend is clear: The average global surface temperature has risen roughly three-quarters of a degree Celsius since 1899.

Already with human-induced warming of only 0.8 degrees Celsius, we have turbocharged the climate system.

On Sunday afternoon, the bottom of one of the reactors rose to 82 degrees Celsius (179.6 degrees Fahrenheit), Tepco said.

Early Tuesday temperatures in some parts of the state were already approaching 40 degrees Celsius.

The bath at 40° Celsius is a real boon for arthritic persons.