Celsius

['selsɪəs] or ['sɛlsɪəs]

Definition

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

Typist: Maura--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the same as the centigrade thermometer or scale.

Editor: Vince