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Ce*lot"o*my (?), n. [Gr. &?;; &?;
hernia + &?; to cut.] (Med.) The act or operation of
cutting, to relieve the structure in strangulated hernia.
[Frequently written kelotomy.]

Cel"si*ture (?), n. [L.
celstudo, from celsus high: cf. celsitude.]
Height; altitude. [Obs.]

Cel"si*us (?), 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.

Celt (s&ebreve;lt), n. [L.
Celtae, Gr. Keltoi`, Ke`ltai, pl.:
cf. W. Celtiad one that dwells in a covert, an inhabitant
of the wood, a Celt, fr. celt covert, shelter, celu
to hide.] One of an ancient race of people, who formerly
inhabited a great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose
descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the
Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France.
[Written also Kelt. The letter C was pronounced hard in
Celtic languages.]

Celt, n. [LL. celts a
chisel.] (Archæol.) A weapon or implement of
stone or metal, found in the tumuli, or barrows, of the early
Celtic nations.


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