Celsius

See also: celsius and célsius

English

Etymology

After Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701–1744), who first proposed the centigrade scale in 1742.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛlsiːəs/

Adjective

Celsius (not comparable)

  1. Related to 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.

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Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈselsːiu̯s/, [ˈs̠e̞ls̠ːiu̯s̠]

Noun

Celsius

  1. The letter "C" in the Finnish tavausaakkoset, a spelling system similar to ICAO spelling alphabet.
  2. A surname​.

Declension
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
instructive — Celsiuksin
abessive Celsiuksetta Celsiuksitta
comitative — Celsiuksineen

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Noun

Celsius m (uncountable)

  1. Celsius

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