What does centigrade mean?
Definitions for centigrade
ˈsɛn tɪˌgreɪdcenti·grade
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Princeton's WordNet
centigradeadjective
of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees
Wiktionary
centigradenoun
A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Now known as the Celsius scale.
centigradeadjective
Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
centigradeadjective
Celsius.
Etymology: *, degree.
ChatGPT
centigrade
Centigrade is a former term used for the Celsius scale, a unit of temperature measurement. It is based on the boiling and freezing points of water, where 0 degrees represents the freezing point and 100 degrees represents the boiling point at standard atmospheric conditions. The term "centigrade" has been largely replaced by "Celsius" in most countries.
Webster Dictionary
Centigradeadjective
consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts
Centigradeadjective
of or pertaining to the centigrade thermometer; as, 10¡ centigrade (or 10¡ C.).
Etymology: [L. centum a hundred + gradus degree: cf. F. centigrade.]
Wikidata
Centigrade
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Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Centigrade
sen′ti-grād, adj. having a hundred degrees: divided into a hundred degrees, as the centigrade thermometer constructed by Celsius (1701-44), in which freezing-point is zero and boiling-point is 100° (for its relation to the Fahrenheit scale, see Thermometer). [L. centum, and gradus, a step, a degree.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of centigrade in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of centigrade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of centigrade in a Sentence
Essentially, it is an extremely efficient heat exchanging system, which will effectively mount on the front of our new engine design and very efficiently cool incoming air of a very high temperature of about a thousand degrees C [Centigrade], to minus 150 degrees C in a fraction of a second; approximately one-hundredth of a second.
The biggest issue that the guys have had to wrestle with is how you cope with extremely high temperatures that come into the engine when you're doing hypersonic speeds; so more than five times the speed of sound, 4,000 miles-per-hour. The temperature coming in at the front of the engine is a thousand degrees centigrade. And you have to be able to cool that air very rapidly to be able to do anything useful with it.
The reagents need to be so stable because it needs to be able to be transported in the truck, which often can go to 50 degrees Centigrade. And also it needs to be able to be stored at room temperature because there is no refrigerator or there is very little room for the refrigerator.
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- مئويةArabic
- CelsiaCzech
- celsiusDanish
- CelsiusGerman
- εκατοντάβαθμοGreek
- centigradaEsperanto
- centígradoSpanish
- سانتیگرادPersian
- celsiusasteFinnish
- centigradeFrench
- ceinteagrádachIrish
- सेंटीग्रेडHindi
- Celsius-fokHungarian
- celciusIndonesian
- centigradoItalian
- 摂氏Japanese
- ಸೆಂಟಿಗ್ರೇಡ್Kannada
- 섭씨Korean
- centigradeLatin
- CelsiusDutch
- celsiusNorwegian
- stustopniowyPolish
- centígradoPortuguese
- centigradRomanian
- по ЦельсиюRussian
- CelsiusSwedish
- சென்டிகிரேட்Tamil
- సెంటిగ్రేడ్Telugu
- เซนติเกรดThai
- santigratTurkish
- за ЦельсіємUkrainian
- سینٹی گریڈUrdu
- bách phânVietnamese
- סענטיגראַדYiddish
- 摄氏Chinese
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