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Celsius
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Etymology
After Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed the centigrade scale in 1742.
Proper noun
Celsius
- A metric scale of temperature with 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.
Synonyms
- centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)
Translations
- Swedish: grader, Celsius
- (độ ) bách phân
Adjective
Celsius
- Of the Celsius temperature scale.
Synonyms
- centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)
- centesimal
Translations
- Vietnamese : thuộc về độ bách phân
See also
External links
- Wikipedia article on the degree Celsius
- Entry for "degree Celsius" in How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
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