Wiktionary
n. A metric unit of temperature, a derived unit of the International System of Units. Symbol: °C
WordNet
n. a degree on the Centigrade scale of temperature [syn: degree Centigrade, C]
Usage examples of "degree celsius".
And all this talk about tenths of a degree Celsius goes right over their heads.
Pinatubo and his prediction of the resulting temporary decline in the Earth's temperature (about half a degree Celsius) were right on the money.
So, since it was economically impractical to redesign or to relocate the engine, the choice was between thermostatically heating the coils to one degree Celsius, or in making sure there was never any water in the working fluid passing through the coils.
The energy, he knew, made his skin temperature rise for a hundredth of a degree Celsius for a few seconds.
A black river of popcorn-shaped lava flowed out the tube, forever frozen in place despite the warm, 35-degree Celsius day.
Each of the other six crates gave off a heat-reading that varied by no more than one degree Celsius from each other, including the fifth crate.