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 [ˈsɛntɪˌgreɪd]

adj

(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) a former name for Celsius

n

(Mathematics & Measurements / 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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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 [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

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

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centigrade

adj centigrade [ˈsentigreid]

(often abbreviated toCwhen written) as measured on a centigrade thermometer twenty degrees centigrade; 20C. Celsius مِئَوي، دَرَج÷ مِئَوِيّه по Целзий (stupňů) Celsia celcius hundertgradig εκατοντάβαθμος centígrado Celsiuse järgi سانتیگراد celsius centigrade צְליוּס सेंटीग्रेड 25 százas beosztású, Celsius sentigrad Celsíus- centigrado 摂氏の 100도의 눈금으로 나뉜 Celsijaus simtgrādu-; pēc Celsija sentigrad Celsius celsius Celsjusza 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 Celsiův teploměr celcus-termometer das Celsiusthermometer 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 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