Celsius
USSEL-see-uhs/ˈsɛlsiəs/
- 1Belonging to a temperature scale where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.
Like a ruler for heat, where 0 is freezing ice and 100 is boiling water.
On the Celsius scale, water freezes at zero degrees.
Most weather reports here use Celsius readings instead of Fahrenheit.
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Origin
Named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius, who suggested this temperature scale in 1742. His family name comes from the Latin word 'celsus', meaning 'mound'.