Term | °C |
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Definition | A unit of temperature of the temperature scale designed so that the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point is 100 degrees at standard atmospheric pressure. The current official definition of the Celsius sets 0.01 C to be at the triple point of water and a degree to be 1/273.16 of the difference in temperature between the triple point of water and absolute zero. One degree Celsius represents the same temperature difference as one Kelvin. |
UCUM c/s | Cel |
Provenance term | Degree Celsius |
Provenance | Degree Celsius |
Provenance uri | http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C42559 |
Category | - |
Note | - |
Status | ACCEPTED |