A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
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- (noun) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
- (noun) A single degree on this scale.
- (noun) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
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noun A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
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noun A single degree on this scale.
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noun A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
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adjective (of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
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adjective Celsius (since 1948).
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A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
- (noun) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
- (noun) A single degree on this scale.
- (noun) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
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