Celsius (English)
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Definition (keystage 2)
A temperature scale. The key points of this scale are 0°, the temperature at which ice melts, and 100°, the temperature at which water boils.
It is named after the Swedish scientist who devised the scale.
You can get temperatures that go below zero degrees as well as above a hundred degrees.
- another name for Celsius is Centigrade.
It is named after the Swedish scientist who devised the scale.
You can get temperatures that go below zero degrees as well as above a hundred degrees.
- another name for Celsius is Centigrade.
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