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adj
Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: centesimal
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Celsius.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: Celsius scale
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A single degree on this scale.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, usually
Synonyms: degree Celsius, degree centigrade, mul:°C
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin centi-bor. French centi-bor. English centi- English grade English centigrade From centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”).
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
