Degree (temperature)

:This article describes "degree" as a unit of temperature. For alternative meanings, see Degree (disambiguation).

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The term degree is used in several scales of temperature. The symbol ° is usually used, followed by the initial letter of the unit, for example °C for degree(s) Celsius. (For temperature differences, the usage is sometimes reversed; then 100 C°, or "100 Celsius degrees", is a temperature difference, while 100 °C, or "100 degrees Celsius", is an actual temperature.) These include:

Related Topics:
Scales - Temperature

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• degree Celsius (°C)
• degree Delisle (°De)
• degree Fahrenheit (°F)
• degree Newton (°N)
• degree Rankine (°R or °Ra)
• degree Réaumur (°R)
• degree Rømer(°Rø)
• The degree Kelvin (°K) is a former name for the SI unit of temperature. Since 1967 it has been known simply as the kelvin, with symbol K.
 
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