CENTIGRADE TEMPERATURE SCALE

  

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CENTIGRADE TEMPERATURE SCALE

Specialty Definition: CENTIGRADE TEMPERATURE SCALE

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Aerospace

A temperature scale with the ice point at 0 and the boiling point of water at 100. Now called Celsius temperature scale. Conversion to the Fahrenheit temperature scale is according to the formula C = 5/9 (F - 32)Abbreviation C. (references)

Mechanical Engineering

A temperature scale in which the melting point of ice is called 0 degree C and the boiling point of water 100 degree C at standard atmospheric pressure. Source: European Union. (references)

Physics

The fundamental scale of temperature is the absolute thermodynamic centigrade scale with the ice point at 0 degr. and the equilibrium between liquid water and its vapour at the pressure of one standard atmosphere at 100 degr. The scale of the helium gas thermometer(variation of pressure of a fixed volume of glas)is as close as possible to the thermodynamic scale. Source: European Union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: CENTIGRADE TEMPERATURE SCALE

Specialty definitions using "CENTIGRADE TEMPERATURE SCALE": Celsius temperature scale. (references)

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Modern Translation: CENTIGRADE TEMPERATURE SCALE

Language Translations for "CENTIGRADE TEMPERATURE SCALE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

Celsius temperaturskala (Celsius grad, Celsius scale, Celsius temperature, Celsius temperature scale). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

Celsiustemperatuurschaal (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), celsiustemperatuur (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), Celsiusschaal (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

Celsius-lämpötila-asteikko (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), Celsius-lämpötila (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), celsiusaste (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), Celsiuksen asteikko (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale). (various references)

   

French

  

température centésimale (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), température Celsius (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), degré Celsius (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature, degree Celsius), échelle thermométrique centigrade (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), échelle thermométrique centésimale (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), échelle thermométrique Celsius (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), échelle de Celsius (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale). (various references)

   

German

  

Centigrade Temperaturskala (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), Celsius-Temperaturskala (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), Celsius Temperaturskala (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), Celsius Grad (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κλίμακα θερμοκρασίας εκατονταβαθμίου (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), κλίμακα Celcius (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), βαθμός Κελσίου (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature, degree Celsius), εκατονταβάθμια θερμομετρική κλίμακα (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), θερμοκρασία Κελσίου (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), θερμομετρική κλίμακα Κελσίου (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale). (various references)

   

Italian

  

scala centigrada (Celsius grad, Celsius scale, Celsius temperature, Celsius temperature scale), scala Celsius (Celsius grad, Celsius scale, Celsius temperature, Celsius temperature scale). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

entigradecay emperaturetay alescay

   

Portuguese

  

temperatura centesimal (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), graus centígrados (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), grau Celsius (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature, degree Celsius), escala termométrica centesimal (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), escala termométrica centígrada (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), escala termométrica Celsius (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), escala Célsius (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

escala termométrica Celsius (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), escala de temperaturas Celsius (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), escala Celsius (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

celsiusskala (Celsius grad, Celsius temperature), Celsius temperaturskala (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale), :Celsius-skala (Celsius scale, Celsius temperature scale). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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