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Centigrade meaning

  1. Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
  2. Celsius.

Synonyms of Centigrade

temperature scale

Related words

Other words often associated with Centigrade or its synonyms:

scale metric

Using Centigrade

  • The main meaning on this page is: Having 100 divisions between two fixed points. | Celsius.
  • Useful related words include: temperature scale.
  • In the example corpus, centigrade often appears in combinations such as: degrees centigrade, centigrade and, at centigrade.

Context around Centigrade

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

degrees 5× degree 1× needed 1×

Often after:

per 1× thermometers 1× cooler 1× thermometer 1×

Sentence patterns with Centigrade

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

0 72 centigrade per decade 1× 31 degree centigrade 1× 37 degrees centigrade and the 1× 38 degrees centigrade 1× 40s degrees centigrade 1× 63 degrees centigrade in water 1× at 37º centigrade or 98 1× celsius or centigrade thermometer was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a bus catching 1× fever is still 1× forecast temperatures in 1× further the term 1× over 40 people 1× seven days into 1×

Common sentence endings:

30 degrees cooler 1× 31 degree centigrade 1× 38 degrees centigrade 1× 40s degrees centigrade 1× 98 6º fahrenheit 1× centigrade in water 1×

Words around Centigrade

Just before it in the word index:

centiday 2 centi 3 centessa 6 centesimal 3 centerville 49 centerton 3

Just after it in the word index:

centimes 2 centimeter 53 centimeters 138 centimetre 44 centimetres 178 centimetric 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Centigrade

  • In this selection, "centigrade" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, degrees, degree, needed, per, thermometers and cooler stand out and add context to how "centigrade" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 0 72 centigrade per decade and 31 degree centigrade. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "centigrade" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with centigrade

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Fever is still at 37º Centigrade or 98.6º Fahrenheit. (10 words)

It was found that around their euphemistically-named “wind farms,” temperatures are rising at 0.72 centigrade per decade. (19 words)

The maximum temperature today in Chennai is expected to be 37 degrees centigrade and the lower temperature is 31 degree centigrade. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

It's also noteworthy that the twelve-volume, 1933 edition of OED did not even have a listing for the word Celsius (but did have listings for both centigrade and centesimal in the context of temperature measurement). (37 words)

A bus catching fire in Sudan is also not out of place, considering it’s one of the hottest countries in the world, with temperatures regularly in the 40s (degrees centigrade). (31 words)

Over 40 people turned up over the morning to chat over barbie of sausages and fancy ‘sous vide’ eggs cooked at 63 degrees centigrade in water. (26 words)

Example sentences (10)

The maximum temperature today in Chennai is expected to be 37 degrees centigrade and the lower temperature is 31 degree centigrade.

A bus catching fire in Sudan is also not out of place, considering it’s one of the hottest countries in the world, with temperatures regularly in the 40s (degrees centigrade).

Fever is still at 37º Centigrade or 98.6º Fahrenheit.

It was found that around their euphemistically-named “wind farms,” temperatures are rising at 0.72 centigrade per decade.

Seven days into the heatwave, a columnist joked that Las Vegas needed centigrade thermometers, because they appear to read about 30 degrees cooler.

The Nationwide Children’s hospital in the US recommends that the bathing water for an infant should be about 37 to 38 degrees centigrade.

Forecast temperatures in Sapporo are “five to six degrees centigrade cooler during the day than in Tokyo,” the Olympic body said.

Over 40 people turned up over the morning to chat over barbie of sausages and fancy ‘sous vide’ eggs cooked at 63 degrees centigrade in water.

Further, the term "The Celsius or Centigrade thermometer" was again used in reference to a particular type of thermometer at least as early as 1850.

It's also noteworthy that the twelve-volume, 1933 edition of OED did not even have a listing for the word Celsius (but did have listings for both centigrade and centesimal in the context of temperature measurement).

Common combinations with centigrade

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "centigrade" in a sentence?
An example: "The maximum temperature today in Chennai is expected to be 37 degrees centigrade and the lower temperature is 31 degree centigrade." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "centigrade" from authentic English texts.
What does "centigrade" mean?
Centigrade means: Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
What are synonyms of "centigrade"?
Common synonyms of "centigrade" include: temperature scale.
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