degree centigrade
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3.3
- noun
- /dɪˈɡriː ˈsɛn.tɪ.ɡreɪd/
- Archaic
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grado centígrado
- Water freezes at 0 degrees centigrade and boils at 100 degrees centigrade under normal atmospheric pressure.
- degrees centigrade temperature
Then we print the temperature and then we use a new function called print lane to write the string degrees centigrade.
- Then we print the temperature and then we use a new function called print lane to write the string degrees centigrade.
Examples
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The oven might be heated to approximately one hundred eighty degrees centigrade, and right after fifteen minutes, the chicken is placed on the tray and cooked for twenty-five minutes.
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On a worldwide basis, the average annual temperature is of about 15 degrees centigrade.
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Basically, it's quite safe below 10 degrees centigrade.
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The actual water temperature was about 3 degrees centigrade in both areas on May 3.
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Temperature six degrees centigrade and dropping.
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The whole building is maintained at a constant 10 degrees Centigrade temperature.
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India has not attracted much attention, but in the same year, temperatures there reached 50 degrees centigrade.
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That's a special laser alarm, sensitive to anything above zero degrees centigrade.
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We expect an on time arrival to Humberto Delgado International Airport where the temperature in Lisbon is currently a sunny 22 degrees Centigrade.
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The product is then chilled to 0 degrees Centigrade to preserve flavor, texture, aroma, and nutritional value.
Academic text (1994)
Synonyms
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2.2
A unit for measuring temperature on the Celsius scale where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100
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2.3
A degree on the Celsius temperature scale
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a unit for measuring temperature on the centigrade scale' is directly compositional from 'degree' (a unit) + 'centigrade' (the temperature scale); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the MWE's meaning. This is a standard measurement construction found across languages, so the expression is immediately comprehensible from its parts.
Etymology
Degree centigrade comes from the parts centi- meaning 'hundred' and -grade meaning 'step'. The scale has one hundred equal steps between the freezing and boiling points of water, so one degree is one of those steps and we use degree centigrade to measure temperature.