degree centigrade
Metric heat measure
A degree centigrade is a unit of temperature on a scale where water freezes at zero and boils at one hundred under standard atmospheric pressure.
The term is now largely replaced by degree Celsius, which names the same unit: The forecast calls for highs around twenty degrees centigrade.
Centigrade persists in casual speech, especially among older speakers.
Temperature of phase transition
- frostThin ice coating
- sub-zeroBelow the freezing point
- minusSubtraction symbol
- below zeroTemperature beneath freezing
ice · frozen · refrigeration · chill · hypothermia · winter · frostbite · polar
Metric temperature unit
- SI unitsInternational system of measurement
- conversionAct of changing states
- FahrenheitScale freezing at thirty-two
- scaleMeasure of relative size
decimal · metrication · international standard · calibration · increment · notation · symbol · scientific notation
Heat-measuring instrument
- temperature readingRecorded degree of heat
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
laboratory · thermostat · probe · mercury · infrared · data logging · monitoring · recording
Vaporization threshold
- scaldingExtremely hot, burning
- hotHaving much warmth
- steamingReleasing hot vapor
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
heatstroke · fever · thermal · body temperature · warmth · overheating · heat warning · searing
Rising planetary temperatures
- greenhouse effectAtmospheric heat retention mechanism
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- carbon emissionsReleased greenhouse gases
- temperature riseIncrease in heat level
ice caps · sea levels · coral bleaching · carbon dioxide · methane · weather patterns · ocean acidification · glaciers
Cooking with dry heat
- roastingCooking with dry heat
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
- sous videCooking in sealed bags
- candy makingCrafting sugary confections
deep frying · pasteurization · fermentation · proofing · caramelizing · poaching · braising · broiling
freezing point
Temperature of phase transition
below zero · ice · frozen · refrigeration · chill · hypothermia · winter · frostbite · polar · glacier
Celsius
Metric temperature unit
- SI unitsInternational system of measurement
- conversionAct of changing states
- FahrenheitScale freezing at thirty-two
scale · decimal · metrication · international standard · calibration · increment · notation · symbol · scientific notation · numerical
thermometer
Heat-measuring instrument
- temperature readingRecorded degree of heat
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
calibration · laboratory · thermostat · probe · mercury · infrared · data logging · monitoring · recording · gauge
boiling point
Vaporization threshold
sweltering · heatstroke · fever · thermal · body temperature · warmth · overheating · heat warning · searing · blistering
global warming
Rising planetary temperatures
- greenhouse effectAtmospheric heat retention mechanism
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- carbon emissionsReleased greenhouse gases
temperature rise · ice caps · sea levels · coral bleaching · carbon dioxide · methane · weather patterns · ocean acidification · glaciers · drought
baking
Cooking with dry heat
candy making · deep frying · pasteurization · fermentation · proofing · caramelizing · poaching · braising · broiling · water bath
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