centigrade

CEFRC1

/sˈɛntəˌɡreɪd/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Using a temperature scale where water freezes at zero degrees.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • The temperature fell five degrees centigrade below zero yesterday.

  • The thermometer stood at 37 degrees centigrade.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant.

  2. A single degree on this scale.

More examples

In context

  • all temperatures are expressed in centigrade unless otherwise noted

  • a temperature of 34 centigrade

  • a temperature of 34 centigrades

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

From centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”).