Centigrade

Word CENTIGRADE
Character 10
Hyphenation cen ti grade
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Centigrade"

What do we mean by centigrade?

Celsius. adjective

Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts: often placed after the noun which it qualifies, like troy, avoirdupois, etc.

Pertaining to the scale which is divided into a hundred degrees: as, a centigrade degree. Its abbreviation is C.: as, 35° C.

Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. adjective

A thermometer having the zero or 0 at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and the distance between that and the point indicating the boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees. It is called also the Celsius thermometer, from Anders Celsius, the originator of this scale. adjective

Having 100 divisions between two fixed points. adjective

Celsius. adjective

A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Now known as the Celsius scale. noun

Of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees adjective

A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.

A single degree on this scale.

A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Centigrade

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The word "centigrade" in example sentences

But I believe the French have, of late, given the preference to what they call the centigrade scale, in which the space between the freezing and the boiling point is divided into 100 degrees. ❋ Unknown (1813)

Months ago, I asked you why you would not post your temperatures alternatively in centigrade as well as fahrenheit out of respect for the fact that your weather site is in a country using that temperature measurement scale and you responded that your readers would find such measurements confusing and incomprehensible and, therefore, you would never do so. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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