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celsius

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛl.siəs/
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/ˈsɛl.siəs/ · /ˈsɛl.ʃəs/

Definition of celsius

4 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Relating to the metric temperature scale of said name.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Relating to the metric temperature scale of said name.
  2. (alt-of, not-comparable)Alternative letter-case form of Celsius.
    “Fridges switch themselves on and off regularly as they keep their temperature between 2 and 4 degrees celsius.”

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal)Ellipsis of degree Celsius.
    “Water boils at 100 Celsius.”

name

  1. A surname in Swedish

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Etymology

Named after Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed the centigrade scale in 1742. The surname is Latinized from the estate's name, Latin celsus (“mound”).

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