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What is the opposite of Celsius?

Updated: 8/10/2023
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8y ago

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It is an international metric temperature scale on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under normal atmospheric conditions. The term "Celsius" is usually preferred to "centigrade," especially in technical contexts. Until 1948 the scale was known as centigrade when it was renamed in honour of Celsius, though in general usage (for example television weather forecasts) it was still called centigrade until quite recently.

Celsius refers to Anders Celsius, the Swedish Astronomer who developed the temperature scale with 100 degrees at the freezing point of pure water (actually its triple point) at normal pressure and 0 degrees at its boiling point. On his death in 1744 Linneaus reversed the scale.

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The Celsius temperature scale was originally called the centigrade scale.

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There is no "opposite". Alternate temperature scales are Fahrenheit and Kelvin.

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Fahrenheit. Scroll down to related links and look at "Definition of Celsius" and switch then to "Synonyms" and "Autonyms".

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celsius scale used to be called the what scale

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Celsius units are known to measure temperature of any object or place. This unit goes well with the decimal system of measurement.

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