A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0ยฐ and its boiling point defined as 100ยฐ at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
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A single degree on this scale.
a temperature of 34 centigrades
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A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
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(Sanskrit and other Indian philology) satakam, set of one hundred verses connected by the same metre or topic
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Perfect score on a board exam
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A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
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A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
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A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.