Meanings
plural degrees Celsius
- A metric unit of temperature, a derived unit of the International System of Units.
Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius
1 more example
Temperatures in Bangkok fell as low as 59.3 degrees Fahrenheit (15.2 degrees Celsius) on Monday, the lowest the capital has seen in years, as the country’s weather agency warned cool conditions could persist through mid-February.
2025 January 14, Jay Ganglani, Kocha Olarn, “59 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound that chilly. In Thailand’s capital, it’s a shock to the system”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2025Synonyms: degree centigrade
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA metric unit of temperature, a derived unit of the International System of Units.
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Translations
Arabic دَرْجَة الحَرَارَة المَئْوِيَّة
- دَرْجَة الحَرَارَة المَئْوِيَّةunit of temperature
Bulgarian градус Целзий
- градус Целзий (gradus Celzij)unit of temperature
Chinese Mandarin 攝氏度 /摄氏度
- 攝氏度 /摄氏度 (shèshìdù)unit of temperature
Czech stupeň Celsia
- stupeň Celsiaunit of temperature
Danish grad Celsius
- grad Celsiusunit of temperature
Dutch graden celsius
- graden celsiusunit of temperature
Esperanto grado celsia
- grado celsiaunit of temperature
Finnish celsiusaste
- celsiusasteunit of temperature
French degré Celsius
- degré Celsiusunit of temperature
German Grad Celsius
- Grad Celsiusunit of temperature
Greek κλίμακα Κελσίου
- κλίμακα Κελσίου (klímaka Kelsíou)unit of temperature
Hungarian Celsius-fok
- Celsius-fokunit of temperature
Icelandic selsíusgráða, celsíusgráða
- selsíusgráðaunit of temperature
- celsíusgráðaunit of temperature
Italian grado Celsius, grado centigrado
- grado Celsiusunit of temperature
- grado centigradounit of temperature
Japanese 摂氏度, セ氏度
- 摂氏度 (sesshido)unit of temperature
- セ氏度 (seshido)unit of temperature
Korean 섭씨도
- 섭씨도 (seopssido)unit of temperature
Latin gradus Celsianus
- gradus Celsianusunit of temperature
Lithuanian laipsnių Celsijaus, laipsnių pagal Celsijų
- laipsnių Celsijausunit of temperature
- laipsnių pagal Celsijųunit of temperature
Malay darjah Celcius
- darjah Celciusunit of temperature
Polish stopień Celsjusza
- stopień Celsjuszaunit of temperature
Portuguese grau celsius
- grau celsiusunit of temperature
Romanian grad Celsius, grade Celsius
- grad Celsiusunit of temperature
- grade Celsiusunit of temperature
Russian гра́дус Цельсия
- гра́дус Цельсия (grádus Celʹsija)unit of temperature
Slovak stupeň Celzia
- stupeň Celziaunit of temperature
Spanish grado Celsius, grado centígrado
- grado Celsiusunit of temperature
- grado centígradounit of temperature
Swedish grad Celsius, celsiusgrad
- grad Celsiusunit of temperature
- celsiusgradunit of temperature
Thai องศาเซลเซียส
- องศาเซลเซียส (ong-sǎa-sel-sîiat)unit of temperature
Ukrainian градус Цельсія
- градус Цельсія (hradus Celʹsija)unit of temperature
Vietnamese độ Celsius, độ C
- độ Celsiusunit of temperature
- độ Cunit of temperature
Cite this entry
degree Celsius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degree%20Celsius
“degree Celsius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degree%20Celsius. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “degree Celsius,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/degree%20Celsius.
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