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1 centigrade
['sentiɡreid]((often abbreviated to C when written) as measured on a centigrade thermometer: twenty degrees centigrade; 20°C.) centigrad -
2 centigrade scale
(fiz, metr) scară centigradă / Celsius -
3 centigrade thermometer
(a thermometer which shows the temperature at which water freezes as 0°, and that at which it boils as 100°.) termometru centigrad -
4 degree centigrade
(fiz, metr) grad Celsius -
5 C
( written abbreviation) (Celsius or centigrade: 20°C (= twenty degrees Celsius/centigrade).) -
6 Celsius
['selsiəs]((often abbreviated to C when written) centigrade: twenty degrees Celsius; 20°C.) Celsius -
7 freezing-point
noun (the temperature at which a liquid becomes solid: The freezing-point of water is 0° centigrade.) -
8 melting-point
noun (the temperature at which a given solid melts: The melting-point of ice is 0° centigrade.) punct de topire -
9 scale
I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) scară gradată2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) scară3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) gamă4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) scară5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) scarăII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) a escaladaIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) solz- scaly
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centigrade — [ sɑ̃tigrad ] adj. et n. m. • 1811; de centi et grade ♦ Vieilli Divisé en cent degrés. Thermomètre centigrade. Degré centigrade, ou n. m. un centigrade : degré de l échelle centésimale. ● centigrade nom masculin Centième partie du grade, unité d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Centigrade — Cen ti*grade, a. [L. centum a hundred + gradus degree: cf. F. centigrade.] Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the centigrade thermometer; as, 10[deg] centigrade… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
centigrade — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or denoting the Celsius scale of temperature, with a hundred degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water. USAGE On using centigrade or Celsius, see the note at CELSIUS(Cf. ↑Celsius). ORIGIN from Latin centum a… … English terms dictionary
centigrade — 1812, coined from CENTI (Cf. centi ) hundred + L. gradus degree (see GRADE (Cf. grade)) … Etymology dictionary
centigrade — see Celsius … Modern English usage
centigrade — [sen′tə grād΄] adj. [Fr: see CENTI & GRADE] 1. consisting of or divided into 100 degrees 2. CELSIUS: the preferred term in English until the adoption of Celsius in 1948 by an international conference on weights and measures: abbrev. C … English World dictionary
centigrade — [[t]se̱ntɪgreɪd[/t]] ADJ: usu n/num ADJ Centigrade is a scale for measuring temperature, in which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. It is represented by the symbol °C. ...daytime temperatures of up to forty degrees centigrade.… … English dictionary
Centigrade — Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is 100°C. The Centigrade scale is used around most of the world to indicate the temperature on a thermometer while the Fahrenheit scale is… … Medical dictionary
centigrade — (san ti gra d ) adj. Divisé en cent degrés. Thermomètre centigrade, thermomètre dont l échelle au dessus de zéro est divisée en cent degrés. ÉTYMOLOGIE Mot latin hypothétique centigradus, de centum, et gradus (voy. grade), degré. SUPPLÉMENT AU … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Centigrade — /ˈsɛntəgreɪd/ (say sentuhgrayd) noun 1. (lower case) a non SI unit of plane angle, equal to 0.01 of a grade (def. 4) or 10 4 of a right angle. –adjective 2. Obsolete Celsius: degree Centigrade; the Centigrade temperature scale. Symbol: C {French …
centigrade — adjective Etymology: French, from Latin centi hundred + French grade Date: 1801 relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into… … New Collegiate Dictionary
