celsius
n. uncountablen. a scale for measuring temperature where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees.
n. a scale of temperature in which the interval between the freezing and boiling points of water is divided into 100 degrees. Often capitalised in formal contexts.
The temperature today is twenty degrees Celsius.
Most countries use the Celsius scale for weather reports and scientific measurements instead of Fahrenheit.
The experiment requires the solution to be maintained at exactly thirty-seven degrees Celsius to mimic the internal environment of the human body.
Named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed the centigrade scale in 1742. The surname is Latinized from the estate's name, Latin celsus (“mound”).
Usually follows a number and the word 'degrees'; often abbreviated as 'C' in writing.
It is 20 Celsius degrees outside.It is 20 degrees Celsius outside.The word 'degrees' must come before 'Celsius' when giving a specific temperature.