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German word
Celsius
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈt͡sɛlzi̯ʊs/
Meaning
- neuter nounCelsius
Example
Die Skala des Celsius beginnt beim Gefrierpunkt.
The Celsius scale begins at the freezing point.
More examples
Bitte geben Sie die Temperatur in Celsius an.
Please give the temperature in Celsius.
Core concept
A thermometer scale marked from water's freezing point at zero to its boiling point at one hundred.
Common phrases
Grad Celsius
degree Celsius
in Celsius angeben
give in Celsius
Celsius-Skala
Celsius scale
Similar words
Grad: A temperature unit used after a number to state its value.
Temperatur: A measure of how warm or cold a place or object is.
Fahrenheit: A temperature scale used mainly in the United States.
Definition in German
Eine Maßeinheit für Temperatur, definiert so, dass Wasser bei 0 °C gefriert und bei 100 °C siedet.
Word origin
Celsius is named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius, who proposed the scale in the eighteenth century; its zero and one hundred points were later arranged in the modern order.
Usage tips
- German normally expresses temperatures with Grad, as in fünf Grad Celsius or fünf Grad, rather than with Celsius alone.
Opposites
- FahrenheitFahrenheitnoun
Related words
- Celsiusgraddegree Celsiusnoun
- Celsius-SkalaCelsius scalenoun
- CelsiuswertCelsius valuenoun