centigrade scale of temperature
1centigrade scale — Celsijaus skalė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. Celsius scale; centesimal temperature scale; centigrade scale vok. Celsius Skala, f; zentesimale Temperaturskala, f; Zentigradskala, f rus. стоградусная температурная шкала, f;… …
2centigrade scale — noun a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees • Syn: ↑Celsius scale, ↑international scale • Hypernyms: ↑temperature scale …
3centigrade — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ of or denoting the Celsius scale of temperature, with a hundred degrees between the freezing and boiling points of water. USAGE On using centigrade or Celsius, see the note at CELSIUS(Cf. ↑Celsius). ORIGIN from Latin centum a… …
4temperature scale — noun a system of measuring temperature • Hypernyms: ↑scale, ↑scale of measurement, ↑graduated table, ↑ordered series, ↑system of measurement, ↑metric • Hyponyms: ↑Celsius …
5Centigrade — Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is 100°C. The Centigrade scale is used around most of the world to indicate the temperature on a thermometer while the Fahrenheit scale is… …
6Scale, centigrade — Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is 100°C. The Centigrade scale is used around most of the world to indicate the temperature on a thermometer while the Fahrenheit scale is… …
7centigrade — adjective [postposition when used with a numeral] of or denoting a scale of a hundred degrees, in particular the Celsius scale of temperature. Origin C19: from Fr., from L. centum a hundred + gradus step . Usage In giving temperatures, use… …
8Celsius scale — noun a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees • Syn: ↑international scale, ↑centigrade scale • Hypernyms: ↑temperature scale * * * Celsius scale, the official name of… …
9international scale — noun a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees • Syn: ↑Celsius scale, ↑centigrade scale • Hypernyms: ↑temperature scale …
10degree centigrade — noun a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature • Syn: ↑degree Celsius, ↑C • Hypernyms: ↑degree • Hyponyms: ↑standard temperature …
