degrees centigrade

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An older term for Celsius.

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Examples (10)

  • Temperatures inside the burning building are estimated to have reached 600 degrees centigrade.
  • Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
  • The freezing point of water is zero degrees centigrade.
  • A normal human body temperature is about 37 degrees centigrade.
  • The weather report said it would be 20 degrees centigrade today.
  • For the experiment, the chemical was cooled to minus ten degrees centigrade.
  • The oven must be preheated to 200 degrees centigrade.
  • At what temperature, in degrees centigrade, does this liquid solidify?
  • Old scientific texts often use the term degrees centigrade instead of Celsius.
  • The engine overheated when its temperature exceeded 120 degrees centigrade.