centigrade
pronunciation
How to pronounce centigrade in British English:
UK [ˈsentɪɡreɪd]
How to pronounce centigrade in American English:
US [ˈsentɪɡreɪd]
Word Origin
- centigrade (adj.)
- 1799, from French; see centi- "hundred" + Latin gradus "degree" (see grade (n.)).
Example
- 1. My temperature is 39 degrees centigrade .
- 2. The temperature at titan 's surface is about - 178 178 degrees centigrade .
- 3. Example : 100 ( centigrade ) multiplied by 9 equals 900 ;
- 4. But the temperature in the first reactor rose to 323 degrees centigrade on tuesday march 29th , which was not a good sign .
- 5. They are best grown in areas where the temperature ranges between 5 and 25 degrees centigrade .