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Celsius scale (centrigrade C)
Defined based on triple point of water = 273.16 K as 0.01 C.
At sea level:
- the freezing point of water is 0 degrees C
- the boiling point of water is 100 degrees C
Degrees Celsius = 5/9(F - 32) or 0.5556 F - 17.78
Degrees Fahrenheit = 9/5 C + 32
General
temperature scale
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.