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Rarecentigrade
The correct spelling is centigrade.
How to pronounce centigrade
noun
Say it like: Sen-tig-rad-e
The correct spelling is centigrade. A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scal… For example: "a temperature of 34 centigrades"
Usage Examples
“a temperature of 34 centigrades”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
- 2.A single degree on this scale.
- 3.A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
adjective
- 1.(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
- 2.Celsius (since 1948).
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