Synonyms for Celsius
ˈsɛl si əscel·sius

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1. Celsiusadjective

   Synonyms:
   centigrade, centesimal

2. Celsiusadjective

   A metric scale of temperature, originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0° and its boiling point as 100°, 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.

   Synonyms:
   centesimal, centigrade

Princeton's WordNet

1. Celsius, Anders Celsiusnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "celsius":

   centigrade, percentage, fahrenheit

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1. Meteo France:

   A maximum temperature value of 46 degrees Celsius was recorded at Vérargues, less than 10 km from the Gallargues-le-Montueux station.

2. Thomas Tuchel:

   It was not the time to over-expect something from us, we came from where we came, played 120 minutes in the FA Cup (on Feb. 5), 120 minutes in the Club World Cup (in the final against Palmeiras) in 30C (30 degrees Celsius) temperature difference, we had jet lag against a good opponent, a tough team to play.

3. Eddy Sanchez:

   Temperatures in the pyroclastic flow can exceed 700 degrees (Celsius) and volcanic ash can rain down on a 15 kilometer (9.32 miles) radius. That could cause more mud flows and nearby rivers to burst their banks.

4. Lisanne Blauw:

   We were surprised though by the magnitude of the effect size, we calculated that a 1-degree Celsius rise in environmental temperature could account for more than 100,000 new diabetes cases per year in the USA alone.

5. Gabrielle Judd:

   [The spores] thrive in the 'danger zone' of 40-140 degrees Fahrenheit (5 to 60 degrees Celsius).