centigrade

cen·ti·grade  (snt-grd)

adj. Abbr. C or cent.

Celsius. See Table at measurement.

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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

Adjective

same as Celsius

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

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centigrade  (snt-grd)

See Celsius, Anders.

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. The term Celsius is now standard.

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

Translations

centigrade [ˈsɛntɪgreɪd] adj → centígrado

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centigrade [ˈsɛntɪgreɪd] centi... adj → centigrade

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centigrade [ˈsɛntɪgreɪd] adj (scale) → Celsius-

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centigrade [ˈsɛntɪgreɪd] adj → centigrado/a