Celsius vs. Centigrade

Celsiusnoun

alternative case form of Celsius

Celsiusnoun

The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the same as the centigrade thermometer or scale.

Celsiusnoun

Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)

Celsius

The degree Celsius is a unit of temperature on the Celsius scale, a temperature scale originally known as the centigrade scale. The degree Celsius (symbol: °C) can refer to a specific temperature on the Celsius scale or a unit to indicate a difference or range between two temperatures.

Centigradeadjective

(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.

Centigradeadjective

Celsius.

Centigradenoun

(uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Now more commonly known as the Celsius scale.

Centigradenoun

A single degree on this scale.

Centigradeadjective

Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts.