centigrade

noun 3adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

above, absolute, below, below, hotter, last, noted

VERB + CENTIGRADE

expressed, fell, find, minus, reach

CENTIGRADE + NOUN

degrees, equals, night

PREP.

from, in, in, mid-30s, than

Definitions

adj

Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.

Celsius.

noun

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

A single degree on this scale.

a temperature of 34 centigrades

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

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Example Bank

all temperatures are expressed in centigrade unless otherwise noted

Wiktionary

a temperature of 34 centigrade

Wiktionary

Earth is one degree Centigrade hotter today than in pre-industrial times.

Wiktionary

The thermometer stood at 37 degrees centigrade.

Tatoeba · #25464

The temperature fell five degrees centigrade below zero yesterday.

Tatoeba · #244511

Water freezes at 0 degrees Centigrade.

Tatoeba · #270776

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In some senses, centigrade is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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