célsius

See also: celsius and Celsius

Portuguese

Etymology

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”).

Adjective

célsius (invariable)

  1. Celsius (metric scale of temperature)
    Synonym: centígrado

Further reading

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