centigrade
A centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0°…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.
» The thermometer stood at 37 degrees centigrade.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, 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
hundertgradig, hundertteilig
(countable, usually)The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant.
(archaic, countable, usually)A single degree on this scale.
a temperature of 34 centigrades
Examples
10 sentencesThe thermometer stood at 37 degrees centigrade.
The temperature went down to minus ten degrees centigrade last night.
deDie Temperatur fiel letzte Nacht auf minus zehn Grad Celsius.
Water freezes at 0 degrees Centigrade.
Вода замерзає при температурі 0°C.
ruВода замерзает при нуле градусов Цельсия.
deWasser gefriert bei 0 Grad Celsius.
What is absolute zero in centigrade?
Do not expose to temperatures above fifty centigrade.
ruНе подвергайте температурам выше пятидесяти градусов Цельсия.
Translations
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Forms
plural: centigrades| Singular | centigrade |
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Synonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable