centigrade
Speech parts
1. centigrade - Noun
2. centigrade - Adjective
Meaning
Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts.
Of or pertaining to the centigrade thermometer; as, 10¡ centigrade (or 10¡ C.).
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Examples
It was found that around their euphemistically-named “wind farms,” temperatures are rising at 0.72 centigrade per decade.
‘In Thailand I was hit by waves of heat of more than 30 degrees centigrade immediately after stepping off the plane after a four-hour journey.’
In fact, the two-degree centigrade tipping point being peddled is based less on science and more on the political need to spur action.
Srinagar experienced the hottest day in 31 years on Saturday as the mercury rose to 34.5 degrees centigrade, 4.5 degrees above normal.
Seven days into the heatwave, a columnist joked that Las Vegas needed centigrade thermometers, because they appear to read about 30 degrees cooler.
Okinawa main island experienced the second lowest temperatures in the recorded history with 3.1 degrees centigrade measured in Oku, Kunigami Village, on Sunday evening.