Celsius - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Celsius :  (noun)

1: Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744) [syn: Celsius, Anders Celsius]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Celsius : \Cel"si*us\, n. The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the same as the centigrade thermometer or scale.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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