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Celsius
Cel′si-us
,Noun.
The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the same as the centigrade thermometer or scale.
Definition 2024
Celsius
Celsius
English
Adjective
Celsius (not comparable)
- (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) A metric temperature scale , originally defined as having the freezing point of water as 0° and its boiling point as 100°, at standard atmospheric pressure. The standardized definition has 0.01° C as the triple point of water, and a difference in temperature of 1° C corresponds to 1/273.16 of the difference in temperature between the triple point and the absolute zero.
Synonyms
- centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)
Translations
metric scale of temperature
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Adjective
Celsius (not comparable)
- Of the Celsius temperature scale.
Synonyms
- centigrade (slightly old-fashioned)
- centesimal
Translations
of the Celsius temperature scale
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Anagrams
Finnish
Noun
Celsius
- The letter "C" in the Finnish tavausaakkoset, a spelling system similar to ICAO spelling alphabet.
- Alternative spelling of celsius
celsius
celsius
Finnish
Noun
celsius
- Alternative capitalization of Celsius (letter "C" in the Finnish standard spelling alphabet).
- Celsius (scale of temperature).
- Lämpötila on 10 astetta celsiusta.
- The temperature is 10 degrees Celsius.
- Lämpötila on 10 astetta celsiusta.
Declension
Inflection of celsius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | celsius | celsiukset | |
genitive | celsiuksen | celsiusten celsiuksien |
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partitive | celsiusta | celsiuksia | |
illative | celsiukseen | celsiuksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | celsius | celsiukset | |
accusative | nom. | celsius | celsiukset |
gen. | celsiuksen | ||
genitive | celsiuksen | celsiusten celsiuksien |
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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 | |
instructive | — | celsiuksin | |
abessive | celsiuksetta | celsiuksitta | |
comitative | — | celsiuksineen |