celsius

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US, UK/ˈsɛl.siəs//ˈsɛl.ʃəs/

adjective

Relating to the metric temperature scale of said name.

“Water boils at 100 Celsius.”

Similar
centigradecentesimal
OriginLatin celsus →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

celsius1

adjectivecelsius (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAlternative letter-case form of Celsius.

    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

Celsius2

adjectiveCelsius (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemetrologyRelating to the metric temperature scale of said name.

    Synonyms: centigrade, centesimal

nounCelsius (plural Celsius)
  1. abbreviationellipsisinformalmetrologyEllipsis of degree Celsius.

    Water boils at 100 Celsius.

proper noun
  1. A surname in Swedish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to the metric temperature scale of said name.

Similar
centigradecentesimal

Origin

  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”).

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Translations

Arabic سِيلْزْيُوس, سَلْسْيُوس
  • سِيلْزْيُوس (sīlzyus)related to a metric scale of temperature
  • سَلْسْيُوس (salsyus)related to a metric scale of temperature
Bulgarian Це́лзий
  • Це́лзий (Célzij)related to a metric scale of temperature
Chinese Cantonese 攝氏 /摄氏
  • 攝氏 /摄氏 (sip³ si⁶)related to a metric scale of temperature
Chinese Mandarin 攝氏 /摄氏
  • 攝氏 /摄氏 (Shèshì)related to a metric scale of temperature
Dutch Celsius
  • Celsiusrelated to a metric scale of temperature
Esperanto Celsio
  • Celsiorelated to a metric scale of temperature
Finnish celsius
  • celsiusrelated to a metric scale of temperature
French Celsius
  • Celsiusrelated to a metric scale of temperature
German Celsius
  • Celsiusrelated to a metric scale of temperature
Hebrew צלזיוס, צלסיוס
  • צלזיוס (tselzius)related to a metric scale of temperature
  • צלסיוס (tselsius)related to a metric scale of temperature
Indonesian Celsius
  • Celsiusrelated to a metric scale of temperature
Japanese 摂氏, セルシウス
  • 摂氏 (Sesshi)related to a metric scale of temperature
  • セルシウス (Serushiusu)related to a metric scale of temperature
Korean 섭씨
  • 섭씨 (Seopssi)related to a metric scale of temperature
Malay Celsius, sentigred
  • Celsiusrelated to a metric scale of temperature
  • sentigredrelated to a metric scale of temperature
Māori henekereti, whakarautanga
  • henekeretirelated to a metric scale of temperature
  • whakarautangarelated to a metric scale of temperature
  • tohuraurelated to a metric scale of temperature
Persian سانتیگراد, سلسیوس
  • سانتیگراد (sântigrâd)related to a metric scale of temperature
  • سلسیوس (selsyus)related to a metric scale of temperature
Polish Celsjusza
  • Celsjuszarelated to a metric scale of temperature
Portuguese célsius, centígrado
  • célsiusrelated to a metric scale of temperature
  • centígradorelated to a metric scale of temperature
Russian Це́льсий
  • Це́льсий (Célʹsij)related to a metric scale of temperature
Spanish Celsius
  • Celsiusrelated to a metric scale of temperature
Swahili Selsiasi
  • Selsiasirelated to a metric scale of temperature
Swedish Celsius
  • Celsiusrelated to a metric scale of temperature
Tagalog sentigrado
  • sentigradorelated to a metric scale of temperature
Thai เซลเซียส, เซนติเกรด
  • เซลเซียส (sen-sîiat)related to a metric scale of temperature
  • เซนติเกรดrelated to a metric scale of temperature
Ukrainian Це́льсій
  • Це́льсій (Célʹsij)related to a metric scale of temperature
Vietnamese độ Celsius, độ bách phân
  • độ Celsiusrelated to a metric scale of temperature
  • độ bách phânrelated to a metric scale of temperature
Cite this entry
APA

celsius. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celsius

MLA

“celsius.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celsius. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celsius,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celsius.

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