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centigrade

adj

Etymology

From centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”).

  1. derived from *gʰradʰ-✻
  2. derived from *graðus✻
  3. derived from gradus
  4. borrowed from grade
  5. prefixed as centigrade — “centi + grade”

Definitions

  1. Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.

  2. Celsius.

  3. A centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and…

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

    • all temperatures are expressed in centigrade unless otherwise noted
    • a temperature of 34 centigrade
    • Earth is one degree Centigrade hotter today than in pre-industrial times.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A single degree on this scale.

      • a temperature of 34 centigrades

    2. The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part…

      The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant.

The neighborhood

Derived

degree centigrade

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