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Definition of Celsius

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

Definition of Celsius

1. n. 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.

Definition of Celsius

1. Adjective. (rfc-def) 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° C as the triple point of water, and a difference in temperature of 1° C corresponds to 1/273.16 of the difference in temperature between the triple point and the absolute zero. ¹

2. Adjective. Of the Celsius temperature scale. ¹

3. Noun. (alternative capitalization of Celsius) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Celsius

1. A measurement of temperature (Celsius or Centigrade) that is commonly used in Europe. Normal body temperature is considered to be 37 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Body temperature can vary 1/2 degree Celsius above or below 37 C and still be considered normal. Body temperature varies with many factors including level of activity. To convert a Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius use: C = (F-32) x 5/9. To convert a Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit use: F = (C x 9/5) + 32 (13 Nov 1997)

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Literary usage of Celsius

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1. A General Bibliographical Dictionary by Friedrich Adolf Ebert, Arthur Browne (1837)
"Only a new title, 3874 Celsius, Ol. pater. Hiero- ib 1773. 4°. 2 vols. ... П1 fil fJn<;r-if phy by Jacquier and Boscovich, which are 3875 Celsius Ol. fil. ..."

2. Principles of Geology: Or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and Its by Charles Lyell (1889)
"Early in the last century the Swedish naturalist, Celsius, expressed his opinion that the waters, both of the Baltic and Northern Ocean, were gradually ..."

3. Recreations in Mathematics and Natural Philosophy by Jacques Ozanam, Jean Etienne Montucla (1814)
"... of Fahrenheit, Reaumur, and Celsius. Degrees Degrees Degrees Names of the Matters. of of of Fahrenheit. Reaumur. Celsius. Mercury congeals . . — 39 . ..."

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