centigrade

[ sen-ti-greyd ]

/ ˈsɛn tɪˌgreɪd /

adjective

divided into 100 degrees, as a scale.

(initial capital letter) Celsius (def. 2). Abbreviation: cent. Symbol: C

Origin of centigrade

From French, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at centi-, -grade

Words nearby centigrade

centesimo, centesis, centi-, centiare, centibar, centigrade, centigram, centile, centiliter, centilitre, centillion

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Example sentences from the Web for centigrade

Centigrade, or about one-third that of the probable temperature of the sun.
Heroes of the Telegraph|J. Munro
A centigrade thermometer, sunk two and a half inches in the earth, at noon, marked 56.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
On the centigrade thermometer there are one hundred degrees between the freezing point and the boiling point.
Orthography|Elmer W. Cavins
All I did was wait until the temperature got above three fifty-seven Centigrade—above the boiling point of mercury.
The Bramble Bush|Gordon Randall Garrett

Twelve ordinary standard (psychrometer-) thermometers, divided to fifths of a degree (Centigrade).
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2|Roald Amundsen

British Dictionary definitions for centigrade

centigrade

/ (ˈsɛntɪˌɡreɪd) /

adjective

a former name for Celsius

noun

a unit of angle equal to one hundredth of a grade

usage for centigrade

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for centigrade

centigrade

The Celsius temperature scale.

Medical definitions for centigrade

centigrade

[ sĕn′tĭ-grād′ ]

adj.

Celsius.

Scientific definitions for centigrade

centigrade

[ sĕn′tĭ-grād′ ]

See Celsius.

Usage

Because of confusion over the prefix centi-, which originally meant 100 but developed the meaning 1100, scientists agreed to stop using the term centigrade in 1948. The term Celsius is now standard.

单词	centigrade
释义	centigrade [ sen-ti-greyd ] / ˈsɛn tɪˌgreɪd / adjective divided into 100 degrees, as a scale. (initial capital letter) Celsius (def. 2). Abbreviation: cent. Symbol: C Origin of centigrade From French, dating back to 1805–15; see origin at centi-, -grade Words nearby centigrade centesimo, centesis, centi-, centiare, centibar, centigrade, centigram, centile, centiliter, centilitre, centillion Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for centigrade Centigrade, or about one-third that of the probable temperature of the sun. Heroes of the Telegraph\|J. Munro A centigrade thermometer, sunk two and a half inches in the earth, at noon, marked 56. The Desert World\|Arthur Mangin On the centigrade thermometer there are one hundred degrees between the freezing point and the boiling point. Orthography\|Elmer W. Cavins All I did was wait until the temperature got above three fifty-seven Centigrade—above the boiling point of mercury. The Bramble Bush\|Gordon Randall Garrett Twelve ordinary standard (psychrometer-) thermometers, divided to fifths of a degree (Centigrade). The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2\|Roald Amundsen British Dictionary definitions for centigrade centigrade / (ˈsɛntɪˌɡreɪd) / adjective a former name for Celsius noun a unit of angle equal to one hundredth of a grade usage for centigrade 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for centigrade centigrade The Celsius temperature scale. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for centigrade centigrade [ sĕn′tĭ-grād′ ] adj. Celsius. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for centigrade centigrade [ sĕn′tĭ-grād′ ] See Celsius. Usage Because of confusion over the prefix centi-, which originally meant 100 but developed the meaning 1100, scientists agreed to stop using the term centigrade in 1948. The term Celsius is now standard. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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