Celsius scale

== English == === Etymology === Named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who proposed the scale in 1742. === Noun === Celsius scale (uncountable) 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). Synonym: centigrade Meronyms: degree Celsius, degree centigrade Coordinate terms: Fahrenheit scale, Kelvin scale, Rankine scale, Réaumur scale ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Celsius on Wikipedia.Wikipedia