centigrade

cen·ti·grade

 (sĕn′tĭ-grād′)

adj. Abbr. C or cent.

Celsius.

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[French : centi-, centi- + grade, degree (from Italian grado, rank, degree, from Latin gradus, step; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots).]

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centigrade

(ˈsɛntɪˌɡreɪd)

adj

(Units) a former name for Celsius

n

(Units) a unit of angle equal to one hundredth of a grade

Usage: Although still used in meteorology, centigrade, when indicating the Celsius scale of temperature, is now usually avoided because of its possible confusion with the hundredth part of a grade

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cen•ti•grade

(ˈsɛn tɪˌgreɪd)

adj.

1. divided into 100 degrees, as a scale.

2. (cap.) Celsius. Abbr.: cent. Symbol: C.

[1805–15; < French]

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cen·ti·grade

(sĕn′tĭ-grād′)

See Celsius.

Usage Because of confusion over the prefix centi-, which originally meant 100 but developed the meaning ¹/₁₀₀ , scientists agreed to stop using the term centigrade in 1948. They use the term Celsius instead.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

centigrade - 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

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Translations

مِئَوي، دَرَج÷ مِئَوِيّه

Celsia

celcius

centígrado

centigrade

százas beosztású

Celsíus-

centigrado

termometras su Celsijaus skale

pēc Celsijasimtgrādu-

stupne Celzia

santigrat

摄氏的

centigrade

[ˈsentɪgreɪd] ADJ → centígrado
30 degrees centigrade → 30 grados centígrados

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centigrade

[ˈsɛntɪgreɪd] adj → centigrade
20 degrees centigrade → vingt degrés centigrade

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centigrade

adj → Celsius-; one degree centigrade → ein Grad Celsius

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centigrade

[ˈsɛntɪˌgreɪd] adj → centigrado/a
30 degrees centigrade → 30 gradi centigradi

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

centigrade

(ˈsentigreid) adjective

(often abbreviated to C when written) as measured on a centigrade thermometer. twenty degrees centigrade; 20C. Celsius مِئَوي، دَرَج÷ مِئَوِيّه по Целзий centígrado (stupňů) Celsia hundertgradig celcius εκατοντάβαθμος centígrado Celsiuse järgi سانتیگراد celsiusaste centigrade צְליוּס सेंटीग्रेड 25 százas beosztású, Celsius sentigrad Celsíus- centigrado 摂氏の 100도의 눈금으로 나뉜 Celsijaus simtgrādu-; pēc Celsija sentigrad Celsiuscelsius Celsjusza سانتیګراد centígrado centigrad по шкале Цельсия stupne Celzia stostopinjski, Celzija celzijusov celsius หน่วยวัดอุณหภูมิความร้อน santigrat 攝氏的 стоградусний سنٹی گریڈ ، درجہ حرات کو ماپنے کی اکائی bách phân 摄氏的

centigrade thermometer

a thermometer which shows the temperature at which water freezes as 0, and that at which it boils as 100. Celsiustermometer ميزان حَرارَه مئوي целзиев термометър termômetro centígrado Celsiův teploměr das Celsiusthermometer celcus-termometer εκατοντάβαθμο θερμόμετρο termómetro centígrado Celsiuse termomeeter دماسنجی بر حسب سانتیگراد Celsiuksen lämpömittari thermomètre centigrade מָד מַעֲלוֹת צֵלזיוּס सेंटीग्रेड थर्मोमीटर celzijev termometar Celsius-hőmérő termometer sentigrad Celsíushitamælir termometro centigrado 摂氏温度計 섭씨 온도계 termometras su Celsijaus skale Celsija termometrs termometer sentigrad celsiusthermometer celsiustermometer termometr w skali Celsjusza سانتیگراد termómetro centígrado ter­mo­metru centigrad термометр Цельсия Celziov teplomer Celzijev termometer celzijusov termometar celsius- เครื่องวัดอุณหภูมิ termometre 攝氏溫度計 термометр Цельсія سنٹی گریڈ ماپنے والا تھرما میٹر nhiệt kế bách phân 摄氏温度计

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cen·ti·grade

n. centígrado.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

Centigrade

adj centígrado; 38 degrees Centigrade..38 grados centígrados

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