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Celsius scale noun a scale of temperature, formerly known as the centigrade scale, in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and its boiling point is 100°C, with the temperature range between these fixed points being divided into 100 degrees.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c: named after Anders Celsius (1701-44), a Swedish astronomer and the inventor of the centigrade thermometer.

Celsius scale noun a scale of temperature, formerly known as the centigrade scale, in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and its boiling point is 100°C, with the temperature range between these fixed points being divided into 100 degrees.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c: named after Anders Celsius (1701-44), a Swedish astronomer and the inventor of the centigrade thermometer.

Celsius scale noun a scale of temperature, formerly known as the centigrade scale, in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and its boiling point is 100°C, with the temperature range between these fixed points being divided into 100 degrees.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c: named after Anders Celsius (1701-44), a Swedish astronomer and the inventor of the centigrade thermometer.