Celsius

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

Celsius

Grado Celsius

Anders Celsius

Sinónimos

C

C

centigrade

Centigrade

Anders Celsius

°C

C.

degree Celsius

°C

Cel.

Traducciones

centigrade

Celsius

degré Celsius

°C

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈsɛlsiəs/

Etimología (Inglés)

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”).

Oraciones

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

Mientras haya agua en una olla, la temperatura no puede elevarse por encima de cien grados Celsius.