celsius

What it means

1. not comparablemetrologyRelating to the metric temperature scale of said name.

   Synonyms: centigrade, centesimal

In a sentence

Fridges switch themselves on and off regularly as they keep their temperature between 2 and 4 degrees celsius.

2009 January 13, “Enviro-friendly fridges”, in Herald-Sun, sourced from AAP, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2009

Where it comes from

1. Latincelsus“mound”
2. EnglishCelsius

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”).