Whats the difference between Celsius and Centigrade?

Answer 1

Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius developed a simpler temperature scale in 1742 and an adaptation of this scale is the unit now known as degrees Celsius. Celsius' scale originally used zero as the boiling point of water and 100 as the freezing point of water. This format was not very popular and so the scale was modified and turned upside down. The Frenchman Christen and Swedes Stromer and von Linne were among the first people to do this.

The simplicity of the Celsius scale led to it superseding the Fahrenheit as the universal temperature scale. Centigrade, meanwhile, was a popular name for the Celsius scale for a time and this term literally means 'a 100 grade scale'.

Answer 2

Centigrade degrees breaks the temperature between the melting and boiling points of water (called 0C and 100C) into 100 divisions. Anders Celsius was the name of the Swedish astronomer who first suggested the system.


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Answer 3

Celsius is the appropriate name for this scale, from Anders Celsius who invented this scale.

sometimes it is also called centigrade because, centi (hundred) and grade means scale. it is based on the freezing and boiling point of water which is separated by a hundred degress

Answer 4

Celsius is the name of the inventor of that scale in which water freezes at 0 degree and boils at 100 degrees.
Centigrade was the older name of the same scale before the decision was taken to use the word Celsius to honour the inventor.

Answer 5

Celsius is used when the symbol is 0C and centigrade if C

Answer 6

celsius is used as an adj. to describe the temp.
centigrade is the actual scale.
but their base is the same

Answer 7

Just the wording, but they're the same meaning.

Answer 8

They are the same

Answer 9

Scientifically, no difference.

Answer 10

they are the same, kelvins: -273.15; fahrenheit; -32/2 for thumb (1.8)