International thermometric scale on which the freezing point of water equals 0° and the boiling point equals 100° at standard atmospheric pressure (760 mm Hg). Named for Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701-1744), who devised the system in 1742.
Thermodynamic scale of temperature. Temperature in degrees Celsius can be obtained from value in degrees Fahrenheit by the following formula: C = (F - 32) x 5/9
scale to measure temperature that defines the freezing point of water as 0 and the steam point as 100
the temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0° and the boiling point of water is 100
the metric unit for measuring temperature invented by Andreas Celsius (1701-1744). This scale is the most commonly used for science, with a freezing point of pure water at 0oC and a boiling point of 100oC.
Temperature scale with the ice point of water as 0 and the boiling point as 100 at 1 standard atmosphere pressure. The degree Celsius is equal in magnitude to the Kelvin. The Celsius scale is the same as the centigrade scale. The temperature in Celsius = the temperature in Kelvin - 273.15
A measure of temperature where at 0° Celsius water freezes and at 100° Celsius water boils. The conversion from Celsius to Fahrenheit is: Celsius temperature=5/9(°F-32).
A temperature scale where water at sea level has a freezing point of 0°C (Celsius) and a boiling point of +100°C. More commonly used in areas that observe the metric system of measurement. Created by Anders Celsius in 1742. In 1948, the Ninth General Conference on Weights and Measures replaced "degree centigrade" with "degree Celsius."
A temperature scale in which 0 degrees is the melting point of ice and 100 degrees is the boiling point of water.
Thermodynamic scale of temperature defined as a function of the Kelvin temperature scale by the relationship C=K-273.16. The freezing point of water at a standard atmospheric pressure is 0 degrees Celsius and the corresponding boiling point is 100 degrees Celsius.
A temperature scale with the ice point at 0 and the boiling point of water at 100. The formula for conversion to the Fahrenheit scale is F = 1.8C + 32. Formerly referred to as "Centigrade".
Same as centigrade temperature scale, by convention. The Ninth General Conference on Weights and Measures in 1948 replaced the designation "degree centigrade" by "degree Celsius." Originally, Celsius took the boiling point of water at 1000 mb pressure as 0° and the ice point as 100°, which is inverted from the present-day temperature scale. Compare Fahrenheit temperature scale.
