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The older name for the Celsius temperature scale. Officially abandoned by international agreement in 1948, but still in common use.

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The older name for the Celsius temperature scale. The use of this name was officially abandoned by international agreement in 1948.

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This is the metric temperature is a scale. The freezing point of water 0o and the the boiling point to 100° C.

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The scale of temperature that registers the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point as 100 degrees.

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(Abbreviated Â°C.) A temperature scale with the ice point of water at 0Â° and the boiling point at 100Â°. Conversion to the Fahrenheit temperature scale is according to the formula Â°C = 5/9 (Â°F âˆ’ 32). See Celsius temperature scale.

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