Celsius

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Related to a metric temperature scale, originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and its boiling point as 100 degrees, at standard atmospheric pressure. The standardized definition has 0.01 °C as the triple point of water, and a difference in temperature of 1 °C corresponds to ¹⁄_(273.16) of the difference in temperature between the triple point and the absolute zero.

Konzepte

Celsius

Anders Celsius

Grad Celsius

°C

hundertgradig

Synonyme

C

C

centigrade

Centigrade

Anders Celsius

°C

C.

degree Celsius

Cel.

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈsɛlsiəs/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed the centigrade scale in 1742. The surname is Latinized from the estate's name, Latin celsus (“mound”).

Sätze

As long as there is water in a cooking pot , the temperature cannot rise above a hundred degrees Celsius .

Solange sich Wasser in einem Kochtopf befindet, kann die Temperatur nicht über hundert Grad Celsius steigen.