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Definition of Centigrade

1. 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.

Definition of Centigrade

1. a. Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts.

Definition of Centigrade

1. Adjective. (context: of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points. ¹

2. Adjective. Celsius. ¹

3. 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 known as the Celsius scale. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Centigrade

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Centigrade

1. A measurement of temperature (Celsius or Centigrade) that is commonly used in Europe. Normal body temperature is considered to be 37 degrees Celsius or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. Body temperature can vary 1/2 degree Celsius above or below 37 C and still be considered normal. Body temperature varies with many factors including level of activity. To convert a Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius use: C = (F-32) x 5/9. To convert a Celsius temperature to Fahrenheit use: F = (C x 9/5) + 32 (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Centigrade

Literary usage of Centigrade

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Microscope and Its Revelations by William Benjamin Carpenter, William Henry Dallinger (1891)
"This last formula is of use, because in England thermometers at •usually graduated in Fahrenheit and centigrade. Reaumur may be found by inspection by ..."

2. Elementary Treatise on Physics Experimental and Applied: For the Use of by Adolphe Ganot (1881)
"When Fahrenheit's thermometer is placed in melting ice it stands at 32 degrees, and therefore, loo degrees on the centigrade scale are equal to 180 degrees ..."

3. An Introduction to the Principles of Physical Chemistry from the Standpoint by Edward Wight Washburn (1921)
"Thus on the international hydrogen scale the centigrade degree is defined as ... If nitrogen be employed instead of hydrogen, the centigrade degree defined ..."

4. A Guide to the practical examination of urine: For the Use of Physicians and by James Tyson (1893)
"2.4348 9 =' 29.52 9 = 2.7432 To Convert Degrees of Fahrenheit's Thermometer to centigrade, and vice versa centigrade to Fahrenheit. Fahrenheit to centigrade ..."

5. A Complete Treatise on the Electro-deposition of Metals: Comprising Electro by Georg Langbein (1898)
"Comparison of the Scales of the Fahrenheit, centigrade, and Reaumur Thermometers, and Rules for Converting one Scale into another. ..."

6. Annual Report (1913)
"Reports are to be made on the following fractions : 0 to 170 degrees centigrade. 170 to 200 degrees centigrade. 200 to 210 degrees centigrade. ..."

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