"milligrade" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From milli- + grade. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|milli<id:thousand>|grade}} milli- + grade Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} milligrade (not comparable)
  1. (of a scale) Based on a division into 1000 degrees. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Thousand Related terms: centigrade
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