Centigrade Scale (Noun)
Meaning
A temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees.
Classification
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas.
Examples
- The centigrade scale is commonly used in everyday applications throughout most of the world.
- Most countries use the centigrade scale for weather forecasts and everyday temperature readings.
- The centigrade scale defines the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point of water as 100 degrees.
- In the centigrade scale, the human body temperature is approximately 37 degrees.
- The centigrade scale is also known as the Celsius scale, in honor of the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius.