Der Grad
Example: Die Temperatur steigt heute auf dreißig Grad Celsius.
Definition
"Der Grad" refers to a unit of measurement used to indicate temperature or angles. For example, in the phrase 'Die Temperatur steigt heute auf dreißig Grad Celsius,' it signifies the degree Celsius, a scale for measuring temperature.
Etymology
The word "der Grad" comes from the Latin 'gradus,' meaning 'step' or 'degree.' It originally described steps or stages in a process, which evolved to represent units of measurement like angles and temperature. Did you know that the concept of 'degree' as a measurement was inspired by the idea of steps or stages?
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"Der Grad" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - Education - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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