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Celsius

Celsius

33 4.2
The last name of Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer
  • proper noun
  • /ˈsɛl.si.əs/
translation icon : Celsius
  • The local temperature is 30 degrees Celsius…

Examples

  • Over the last several decades, we have raised the Earth's average temperature by 0.7 degrees Celsius.

    Time to Choose (2015)

  • The current temperature on the ground is ten degrees Celsius, and the skies are clear.

  • Water temperature below three degrees Celsius.

    The Meg (2018)

  • 24 degrees Celsius, with perfect beach conditions forecast.

    Drive Hard (2014)

  • Twenty degrees Celsius and still dropping.

    Judas Ghost (2013)

  • Current temperature is 43 degrees Celsius.

    Sergio (2020)

  • Slightly cooler today, 16 degrees Celsius.

    All the Money in the World (2017)

  • A temperature of 36 degrees Celsius was chosen to produce moderate heating of the skin.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Temperatures up in the mid-30s Celsius...

    Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)

  • A temperature rise between 1 and 6 degrees Celsius is possible over the next century.

Compounds

degree Celsius
28 2.2

A unit for measuring temperature on the Celsius scale where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100

Celsius scale
3.1

A temperature scale where 0 degrees is water's freezing and 100 degrees its boiling

Surface Forms

Celsius main

Etymology

Celsius was the surname of Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, and that surname comes from the Latin celsus meaning 'high'. Because of his work, the name Celsius is now used around the world for the common temperature scale.