2007-03-13 00:57:48 · 4 answers · asked by Tanmay M 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Compare the sentences:
The water was at a temperature of 1 degree centigrade.
At the end of the experiment, the water was 1 centigrade degree warmer.
Strictly speaking (Not that anyone bothers nowadays!) 1 degree centigrade is a fixed temperature (just above the freezing point of water). 1 centigrade degree is an interval or measure of change.
In common English, no one under the age of a hundred would worry about it. The terms would be used interchangeably.
2007-03-13 01:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by lunchtime_browser 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 st usage is the correct one ( accepted by all nations) to indicate temperature on Celsius or Centigrade scale, whereas the second one is not. The second one indicates that 1 centigrade is an educational qualification!!!!
We say 'B A Degree' and not 'Degree B A'
2007-03-14 05:12:49 · answer #2 · answered by Govinda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The difference is that there is no such thing as centigrade degreee.In science we use degre centigrade only and in no case centigrade degree is used it is used only your way of talking is different.
2007-03-14 09:52:20 · answer #3 · answered by manarshh_jot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no difference!!
It's all the same.
2007-03-13 08:36:31 · answer #4 · answered by *♥* Preethi :-) *♥* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋