Meanings
- uncountableA scale for measuring temperature, with the freezing point of water defined as zero degrees (0 °C) and the boiling point of water defined as one hundred degrees (100 °C).
Meronyms: degree Celsius, degree centigrade
Synonyms: centigrade
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA scale for measuring temperature, with the freezing point of water defined as zero degrees (0 °C) and the boiling point of water defined as one hundred degrees (100 °C).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who proposed the scale in 1742.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Celsiusskala
- CelsiusskalaTranslations
Polish skala Celsjusza
- skala CelsjuszaTranslations
Swedish celsiusskala
- celsiusskalaTranslations
Cite this entry
Celsius scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celsius%20scale
“Celsius scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celsius%20scale. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Celsius scale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Celsius%20scale.
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