celsius

2 definitions • 2 examples

(of) a measurement of temperature on a standard in which 0° is the temperature at which water freezes, and 100° the temperature at which it boils:

Are the temperatures given in Celsius or Fahrenheit?

The sample was heated to (a temperature of) 80°C.

a range of numbers for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°