Celsius

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Of or relating to Anders Celsius, the Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade temperature scale.

“Water boils at one hundred degrees Celsius at standard atmospheric pressure.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈsɛlsiːəs/

Syllables

cel·si·us

Related Words

Synonyms

centigrade

Antonyms

fahrenheit

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Contains three vowels E, I, U, the -IUS ending is unusual, C appears twice which is notable

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