CELSIUS

Celsius, Anders Celsius

(noun) Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Cel"si*us, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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