CENTIGRADE


Meaning of CENTIGRADE in English

/ ˈsentɪgreɪd; NAmE / adjective

= Celsius :

a temperature of 40 degrees centigrade

►  centi·grade noun [ U ]:

temperatures in centigrade and Fahrenheit

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: from French , from Latin centum a hundred + gradus step.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.