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Celsius

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See also: celsius and célsius

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Etymology

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    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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    Celsius (not comparable)

    1. (metrology) Relating to the metric temperature scale of said name.
      Synonyms: centigrade, (dated) centesimal
      Coordinate terms: Fahrenheit, kelvin, Réaumur

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    Celsius (plural Celsius)

    1. (metrology, informal) Ellipsis of degree Celsius.
      Water boils at 100 Celsius.

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    Celsius

    1. A surname in Swedish

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    Finnish

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    From Swedish Celsius.

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    Celsius

    1. The letter C in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
    2. (very rare) a surname from Swedish

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    Inflection of Celsius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
    nominative Celsius Celsiukset
    genitive Celsiuksen Celsiusten
    Celsiuksien
    partitive Celsiusta Celsiuksia
    illative Celsiukseen Celsiuksiin
    singular plural
    nominative Celsius Celsiukset
    accusative nom. Celsius Celsiukset
    gen. Celsiuksen
    genitive Celsiuksen Celsiusten
    Celsiuksien
    partitive Celsiusta Celsiuksia
    inessive Celsiuksessa Celsiuksissa
    elative Celsiuksesta Celsiuksista
    illative Celsiukseen Celsiuksiin
    adessive Celsiuksella Celsiuksilla
    ablative Celsiukselta Celsiuksilta
    allative Celsiukselle Celsiuksille
    essive Celsiuksena Celsiuksina
    translative Celsiukseksi Celsiuksiksi
    abessive Celsiuksetta Celsiuksitta
    instructive Celsiuksin
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of Celsius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

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    Celsius n (strong, genitive Celsius, plural Celsius)

    1. Celsius

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    Celsius m (uncountable)

    1. Celsius
      Synonym: centígrado

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