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Noun: degree Celsius
  1. Temperature measurement on the Celsius scale (where water freezes at zero degrees and boils at 100 degrees; unit divisions are equal to the kelvin, with zero kelvin being -273.15 C)
    - degree centigrade, C, centigrade, Celsius

Derived forms: degrees Celsius

Type of: degree

Encyclopedia: Degree Celsius