Associations to the word «Centigrade»

Wiktionary

CENTIGRADE, adjective. (of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
CENTIGRADE, adjective. Celsius.
CENTIGRADE, noun. 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, more commonly known as the Celsius scale.

Dictionary definition

CENTIGRADE, adjective. 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.

Wise words

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Stephen King