HOW TO PRONOUNCE
centigrade
/ˈsɛntəˌɡɹeɪd/
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Keep the primary stress on “cen.”
Start with s rather than k, keep the middle vowel light, and finish with a long a followed by d.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The scale is marked in degrees centigrade.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does centigrade mean?
adjective
- Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
- Celsius.
noun
- A centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure.
More meanings (2)
noun
- The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant.
- (archaic) A single degree on this scale.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsɛntəˌɡɹeɪd/
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Near the surface the temperature increases at the average of 1 degrees Centigrade for every 30 meters of depth.
The mercury bath is accompanied with a centigrade thermometer, by which the heat is regulated.
More book examples (3)
The women are so chilly, that I have seen them shiver at church when the centigrade thermometer was not below 18 degrees.
In many cases the temperature surrounding the seeds is increased one degree on the Centigrade scale by the mere process of water absorption.
At the time the experiment is performed the temperature should be noted with a centigrade thermometer, and the atmospheric pressure with a barometer graduated to millimeters.