centigrade temperature scale

基本解釋

A step in temperature on the Fahrenheit scale is smaller than a step on the Centigrade scale.
華氏溫度計的一度比攝氏溫度計的一度小一些。
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And if you go back into the 1800's when thermodynamics was starting, there were a zillion different temperatures scales Everybody had their own favorite temperature scale The one that we're most familiar with is the centigrade or Celsius scale where mercury was the substance, and the volume of mercury is the property.
如果你回頭看看19世紀溫度計,剛開始使用的時候，那時有不計其數(shù)的不同溫標,每個人都有他們自己最喜歡的溫標,我們最熟悉的是,攝氏溫標，用水銀,作為工作物質(zhì)，水銀的體積是所用的性質(zhì)。
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