centigrade

ˈsɛntɪɡreɪd

Definition of centigrade - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

measurement

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temperature scale with water freezing at 0 and boiling at 100 degrees

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The thermometer showed 28 degrees centigrade..

centesimal

unit

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one degree on the Celsius temperature scale

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The temperature dropped by one centigrade overnight.

Adjective

temperature

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pertaining to the Celsius temperature scale

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The centigrade reading showed it was below freezing.

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degree centigrade

metric thermal unit, one hundredth of water boiling–freezing range

The lab recorded a rise of 5 degrees centigrade.

centigrade scale

another term for Celsius scale

The weather forecast uses the centigrade scale to report temperatures.

Origin of centigrade

Latin, centum (hundred) + gradus (step)

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temperature

degree on the centigrade temperature scale

Examples of centigrade in a sentence

Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
Water freezes at zero centigrade.
The forecast predicts a rise of five centigrade.
The centigrade scale is widely used in science.
Temperatures are measured in centigrade degrees.

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French:Celsius, thermométrique, ...
German:Celsius, zentigrad, ...
Italian:Celsius, grado centigrado, ...
Spanish:centígrado, grado centígrado, ...
Portuguese:centígrados, Celsius, ...
Chinese:摄氏, 摄氏的, ...
Japanese:摂氏, 摂氏の, ...
Arabic:مِئَوِيّ, مِئَوِي, ...
Hebrew:צֶלְזְיוּס, מַעֲלַת צֶלְזְיוּס, ...
Russian:Цельсий, по Цельсию, ...
Ukrainian:градуси Цельсія, за Цельсієм, ...
Hindi:सेंटीग्रेड, सेल्सियस, ...
Bengali:সেন্টিগ্রেড, সেলসিয়াস, ...
Catalan:centígrad, en graus Celsius, ...
Czech:Celsiova stupnice, Celsiův, ...
Danish:celsius, Celsius, ...
Dutch:Celsius, centigrade, ...
Greek:Κελσίου, βαθμός Κελσίου, ...
Hungarian:Celsius-skála, Celsius-fokos, ...
Khmer:អង្សាសេ, សែលស្យូស, ...
Korean:섭씨, 섭씨의, ...
Persian:سانتیگراد, سلسیوس, ...
Polish:stopni Celsjusza, Celsjuszowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):centígrados, centígrado, ...
Romanian:grade Celsius, Celsius, ...
Swedish:Celsius, celsiustempererad, ...
Thai:เซลเซียส, มาตราเซลเซียส, ...
Turkish:santigrat, derece, ...
Vietnamese:độ C, Celsius, ...

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Definition of centigrade - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

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