Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centigrade

/sˈɛntəɡɹˌeɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: centi-grade
IPA: /sˈɛntəɡɹˌeɪd/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.

adj

noun

A centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure.

Uncountable

noun

A single degree on this scale.

Archaic; Countable

noun

The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant.

Countable

Example Sentences

"all temperatures are expressed in centigrade unless otherwise noted"
"a temperature of 34 centigrade"
"We may note in passing that none of the 'classic Marxist writers', from Engels to Stalin, who repeated this example observed that water does not have to reach a temperature of 100° centigrade to evaporate."
"Earth is one degree Centigrade hotter today than in pre-industrial times."
"a temperature of 34 centigrades"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin centi-bor. French centi-bor. English centi- English grade English centigrade From centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

centigrades (plural)

Phrases

degree centigrade

Frequently Paired Words

decigrade milligrade

Synonyms

centesimal Celsius scale degree Celsius degree centigrade mul:°C mul:℃

Questions

How do you pronounce centigrade?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛntəɡɹˌeɪd/.
What does centigrade mean?: Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Where does centigrade come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Latin centi-bor. French centi-bor. English centi- English grade English centigrade From centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”).

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