celsius
NounSynonyms:
Anders Celsius
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer (1701-1744)Synonyms: Anders Celsius
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Celsius \Cel"si*us\, 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. [1913 Webster]