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Celsius

/ˈsɛl.siəs/ · adj

Meaning

  1. Relating to the metric temperature scale of said name.
  2. Ellipsis of degree Celsius.
  3. A surname in Swedish
  4. Alternative letter-case form of Celsius.

Etymology / origin

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”).

  1. celsus(Latin)
  2. Celsius (English)
  3. Relations: der

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