The Alps are a mountain range spanning several countries: Italy, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Slovenia. The French Alps boast 24 peaks over 4,000 metres of altitude. The highest point is located in the Mont Blanc, France, with 4,810 metres. The word âAlpsâ means âworld of the heightsâ in an ancient celtic dialect, there is a strong religious meaning in this name. In other languages, âalpâ also means âelevatedâ.
Celsius (or degrees Celsius, or sometimes Centigrade), is a temperature scale. It is used to tell how hot or cold something is It is often written as Â°C Water freezes at 0Â°C and boils at 100Â°C. See: Fahrenheit. Conversion of Temperature-Celsius to Fahrenheit.
Meaning of âCelsiusâ in the English Dictionary. See all translations. uk â /Ësel.si.És/ us â /Ësel.si.És/ also centigrade, written abbreviation C. âº (of) a measurement of temperature on a standard in which 0Â° is the temperature at which water freezes, and 100Â° the temperature at which it boils: Are the temperatures given in Celsius or Fahrenheit? The sample was heated to (a temperature of) 80Â°C.