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noun

Celsius n. 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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... 80 or below (nominal room temperature is 72 degrees Fahrenheit, 22 degrees Celsius). Used in describing the expected intelligence range of the {luser}. "Well, but how's this interface going to play with the room-temperature IQ crowd?" See {drool-proof paper}. This is a much more insulting phrase in ...

— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0

... recto stat corpore despicitque terras. Haec nisi terrenus male desipis, admonet figura, Qui recto caelum uultu petis exserisque frontem, In sublime feras animum quoque, ne grauata pessum Inferior sidat mens corpore celsius ...

— The Theological Tractates and The Consolation of Philosophy • Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius

Words linked to "Celsius" : Anders Celsius, uranologist, Celsius scale