degree Celsius

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  • degree Celsius — noun a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature • Syn: ↑degree centigrade, ↑C • Hypernyms: ↑degree • Hyponyms: ↑standard temperature * * * degree Celsius A derived SI unit, the unit of Celsius temperature (s …   Useful english dictionary

  • degree Celsius — Celsijaus laipsnis statusas T sritis Standartizacija ir metrologija apibrėžtis Temperatūros matavimo vieneto pavadinimas. Celsijaus laipsnis yra specialus kelvino pavadinimas, vartojamas Celsijaus temperatūrai išreikšti. Žymimas °C: 1 °C = 1 K.… …   Penkiakalbis aiškinamasis metrologijos terminų žodynas

  • degree Celsius — (°C)    a metric unit of temperature. The Celsius temperature scale is named for the Swedish astronomer and physicist Anders Celsius (1701 1744), who used a similar scale. The freezing point of water (at one atmosphere of pressure) was originally …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • Celsius — For other uses, see Celsius (disambiguation). Celsius temperature conversion formulae from Celsius to Celsius Fahrenheit [°F] = [°C] × 9⁄5 + 32 [°C] = ([°F] − 32) × 5⁄9 Kelvin… …   Wikipedia

  • Degree (temperature) — For other uses, see Degree (disambiguation). The term degree is used in several scales of temperature. The symbol ° is usually used, followed by the initial letter of the unit, for example “°C” for degree(s) Celsius. A degree can be defined as a… …   Wikipedia

  • Degree of frost — A degree of frost is a non standard unit of measure for air temperature meaning degrees below melting point (also known as freezing point ) of water (32 degrees Fahrenheit or 0 degrees Celsius). Degree in this case can refer to degree Celsius or… …   Wikipedia

  • Degree symbol — This article describes the typographical or mathematical symbol. For other meanings, see Degree. ° Degree symbol Punctuation …   Wikipedia

  • degree centigrade — (°C)    an older name for the degree Celsius. The Celsius scale is called centigrade because it has 100 (centi ) gradations between the freezing point and boiling point of water. About 1850 scientists began calling the unit degree Celsius in… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

  • Celsius scale — (C) a temperature scale on which 0° is officially 273.15 kelvins and 100° is 373.15 kelvins. Before 1948 (and still, unofficially) the degree Celsius (°C) was called the degree centigrade (°C) with 0° at the freezing point of fresh water and 100° …   Medical dictionary

  • Celsius —    see degree Celsius. The word degree is often omitted in informal statements of temperature, as in we expect a high of about 23 Celsius today …   Dictionary of units of measurement

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