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Princeton's WordNet

  1. degree centigrade, degree Celsius, Cnoun

    a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

Wiktionary

  1. degree Celsiusnoun

    A metric unit of temperature, a derived unit of the International System of Units. Symbol: °C

  2. Etymology: degree and Celsius

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  1. degree celsius

    The degree Celsius is a unit of temperature on the Celsius scale, a temperature scale originally known as the centigrade scale. It is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed a similar system in 1742. The degree Celsius is a derived unit of temperature. Zero degrees Celsius is defined as the freezing point of water and 100 degrees Celsius is defined as the boiling point of water, both at standard atmospheric pressure.

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  1. Degree Celsius

    Celsius, also known as centigrade, is a scale and unit of measurement for temperature. It is named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius, who developed a similar temperature scale. The degree Celsius can refer to a specific temperature on the Celsius scale as well as a unit to indicate a temperature interval, a difference between two temperatures or an uncertainty. The unit was known until 1948 as "centigrade" from the Latin centum translated as 100 and gradus translated as "steps". From 1743 until 1954, 0 °C was defined as the freezing point of water and 100 °C was defined as the boiling point of water, both at a pressure of one standard atmosphere with mercury being the working material. Although these defining correlations are commonly taught in schools today, by international agreement the unit "degree Celsius" and the Celsius scale are currently defined by two different temperatures: absolute zero, and the triple point of VSMOW. This definition also precisely relates the Celsius scale to the Kelvin scale, which defines the SI base unit of thermodynamic temperature with symbol K. Absolute zero, the lowest temperature possible at which matter reaches minimum entropy, is defined as being precisely 0 K and −273.15 °C. The temperature of the triple point of water is defined as precisely 273.16 K and 0.01 °C.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of degree Celsius in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of degree Celsius in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of degree Celsius in a Sentence

  1. Michael Read:

    Basically they were stuck in the car for the 55 hours in 30-degree (Celsius – about 86 Fahrenheit) heat, nobody knows what they went through.

  2. Barbara Buchner:

    Our analysis shows that global investment in a cleaner, more resilient economy is decreasing, and the gap between finance needed and actually delivered is growing, As policymakers prepare a new global climate agreement in 2015, climate finance is a key ingredient to bring the world on a 2-degree Celsius pathway.

  3. James Renwick:

    The ocean surface doesn't vary that wildly, one degree( Celsius) is big. So, five degrees is huge.

  4. Lisanne Blauw:

    We calculated that a 1-degree Celsius rise in environmental temperature could account for more than 100,000 new diabetes cases per year in the USA alone, future research into the effects of global warming on our health status is therefore of great importance.

  5. Van Beurden:

    It will take an unprecedented amount of effort to bring about a net zero emissions future, if collectively we find a way to stay within the 2 degree (Celsius limit), we will still need significant investment in oil and gas...I am talking about up to a trillion dollars every year.


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  • grado CelsiusSpanish
  • डिग्री सेल्सियसHindi

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