centigrade
nounEtymology From centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”).
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Usually 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
1 more example
- Earth is one degree Centigrade hotter today than in pre-industrial times.2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns:
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Archaic, Usually A single degree on this scale.
- a temperature of 34 centigrades
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Usually The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant.
- Derived terms
- degree centigrade