What does "celsius scale" mean?

A 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).

Celsius scale

Q: What is a synonym for "celsius scale"?

Common synonyms include: celsius, celsius based, celsius calibrated, celsius conversion based, celsius oriented, celsius related.

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Noun

1
A 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). uncountable
"Meronyms: degree Celsius, degree centigrade"
2
a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees wordnet

Synonyms

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celsius celsius based celsius calibrated celsius conversion based celsius oriented celsius related

Antonyms

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Fahrenheit based Fahrenheit scale non Celsius fahrenheit

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"Meronyms: degree Celsius, degree centigrade"

Etymology

Named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who proposed the scale in 1742.

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