Centigrade

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Cen·ti·grade /ˈsentəɡreɪd/ noun [uncountable] (written abbreviation C) TMTCelsius 摄氏温度 —Centigrade adjective

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Centigrade• It is -30° Centigrade and there is a snowstorm.• The temperature was sometimes -40° Centigrade.• The sun came up for a half an hour, but it was too cold: -46° Centigrade.• Then, on Monday, the temperature went down - to -56° Centigrade.• Outside the wooden house at Framheim, it was often -60° Centigrade.Origin Centigrade (1800-1900) French centi- ( → CENTI-) + grade “step, degree”