Celsius

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Celsius is a temperature scale used worldwide in science and daily life, defined by 0° as the freezing point and 100° as the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Celsius (unit) 1
Celsius temperature scale 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf temperature scale
unit of measurement
adoptedBy International System of Units NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Celsius scale NERFINISHED
degree Celsius
baseUnitInSI kelvin NERFINISHED
boilingPointOfWater 100 °C
boilingPointOfWaterInKelvin 373.15 K
category temperature unit
conversionFromFahrenheit °C = (5/9)·(°F − 32)
conversionToFahrenheit °F = (9/5)·°C + 32
conversionToKelvin K = °C + 273.15
currentDefinitionBasedOn kelvin definition via Boltzmann constant
currentScaleOrientation 0 = freezing, 100 = boiling
field chemistry
meteorology
physics
thermodynamics
freezingPointOfWater 0 °C
freezingPointOfWaterInKelvin 273.15 K
hasDimension thermodynamic temperature
historicalDefinitionBasedOn properties of water
hundredPointDefinedBy boiling point of water at 1 atm
introducedBy Anders Celsius NERFINISHED
introducedInCentury 18th century
namedAfter Anders Celsius NERFINISHED
notOfficiallyUsedIn Belize for most everyday purposes
Cayman Islands for most everyday purposes
Palau for most everyday purposes
United States for most everyday purposes
offsetFromKelvin 273.15
originalScaleOrientation 0 = boiling, 100 = freezing
relatedTo Fahrenheit NERFINISHED
Kelvin NERFINISHED
Rankine NERFINISHED
scaleType interval scale
standardizedBy BIPM NERFINISHED
ISO NERFINISHED
statusInSI derived unit
symbol °C
usedFor measuring temperature
usedIn engineering
everyday life
medicine
science
weather reports
usedOfficiallyIn most countries worldwide
zeroPointDefinedBy freezing point of water at 1 atm
zeroPointRelativeToKelvin 0 °C = 273.15 K

Referenced by (5)

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Anders Celsius familyName Celsius
Anders Celsius knownFor Celsius
this entity surface form: Celsius temperature scale
Anders Celsius namedAfter Celsius
this entity surface form: Celsius (unit)
Fahrenheit usedAlongside Celsius