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'''Celsius''', or centigrade, is a [[temperature]] scale in the [[metric system]].  The scale was originally defined such that at standard atmospheric pressure [[water]] freezes at 0 ºC and boils at 100 ºC.  To convert from [[Fahrenheit]] to Celsius take the Fahrenheit temperature, subtract 32 then multiply by 5 and divide by 9.

'''Celsius''' is a [[temperature]] scale in the [[metric system]].  The scale was originally defined such that at standard atmospheric pressure [[water]] freezes at 0 ºC and boils at 100 ºC.  To convert from [[Fahrenheit]] to Celsius take the Fahrenheit temperature, subtract 32 then multiply by 5 and divide by 9.

One Celsius degree is equal to one [[Kelvin]], with an offset such that T(°C) = T(K) - 273,15

One Celsius degree is equal to one [[Kelvin]], with an offset such that T(°C) = T(K) - 273,15

Celsius is the commonly used unit of temperature in Europe, but in the United States, Fahrenheit is still preferred.

Celsius is the commonly used unit of temperature in Europe, but in the United States, Fahrenheit is still preferred. ''Centigrade'' was a term commonly used as a synonym of Celsius in the past.

 

[[Category:Units of temperature]]

[[Category:Units of temperature]]