Celsius vs. Fahrenheit

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.

Fahrenheit

Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to Fahrenheit's thermometric scale. Used as an alternative to celsius.

Fahrenheitnoun

German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)

Fahrenheit

The Fahrenheit scale ( or ) is a temperature scale based on one proposed in 1724 by the physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736). It uses the degree Fahrenheit (symbol: °F) as the unit.