Celsius
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Celsius /ˈsɛlsɪəs/
▶adjective [postpos. when used with a numeral] of or denoting a scale of temperature on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°.
– origin from the name of the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–44).
usage: Celsius rather than centigrade is the standard accepted term when giving temperatures: use 25° Celsius rather than 25° centigrade.
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