/ 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.
/ 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. 2005