Celsius scale
A scale for measuring temperature, with the freezing point of water defined as zero…A scale for measuring temperature, with the freezing point of water defined as zero degrees (0 °C) and the boiling point of water defined as one hundred degrees (100 °C).
» The Celsius scale is used in Japan.
In Japan verwendet man die Celsiusskala.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A scale for measuring temperature, with the freezing point of water defined as zero degrees (0 °C) and the boiling point of water defined as one hundred degrees (100 °C).
Meronyms: degree Celsius, degree centigrade
Celsiusskala
a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
Examples
2 sentencesThe Celsius scale is used in Japan.
deIn Japan verwendet man die Celsiusskala.
The Fahrenheit scale is only used in the United States; in science and most other nations, the Celsius scale is used.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who proposed the scale in 1Named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who proposed the scale in 1742.
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees:international scalecentigrade scale
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable