Celsius
pronunciation
How to pronounce Celsius in British English:
UK [ˈselsiəs]
How to pronounce Celsius in American English:
US [ˈselsiəs]
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- Noun:
- Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)
Word Origin
- Celsius
- Celsius: [19] The notion of a temperature scale based on 100 was developed by the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–44) (he originally had water boiling at zero and freezing at 100º, but this was later reversed). His name began to be used to designate the scale in English around the middle of the 19th century. In popular parlance it has usually taken a back seat to centigrade (a French invention, first recorded in English in 1812), but it remains the preferred term in scientific usage.
- Celsius
- 1850, for Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701-1744) inventor of the centigrade scale in 1742.
Example
- 1. The temperature reached 46 degrees celsius in the late afternoon .
- 2. What is 75 degrees fahrenheit in celsius ?
- 3. It is only 9 am but already 38 degrees celsius .
- 4. Some fruits and vegetables must be stored at zero to four degrees celsius .
- 5. Extreme heat sees temperatures reaching the low 40s celsius in southern england .