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Celsius used 0Â° for the boiling point of water and 100Â° for the melting point of snow. This was later inverted to put 0Â° on the cold end and 100Â° on the hot end, and in that form it gained widespread use. It was known simply as the centigrade scale until in 1948 the name was changed to the Celsius temperature scale.
Celsius thermometer one that uses the Celsius scale. centigrade thermometer one having the interval between two established reference points divided into 100 equal units, such as the Celsius thermometer. clinical thermometer one used to determine the temperature of the human body. electronic thermometer a clinical thermometer that uses a sensor based on thermistors, solid-state electronic devices whose electrical characteristics change with temperature.