Definition/Meaning of Celsius

• English - Adjective: Celsius ( not comparable ) (Can we clean up (+) this sense?) A metric scale of temperature , originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0° and its boiling point as 100°, at standard atmospheric pressure . The standardized definition has 0 .01°
• English - External links: Entry for "degree Celsius" in How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement
• Finnish - Noun: Celsius The letter "C" in the Finnish tavausaakkoset , a spelling system similar to ICAO spelling alphabet . Alternative spelling of celsius
• English - Etymology: After Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed the centigrade scale in 1742.
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /sɛlsiːəs/