Lexicon:Modern/Deigr
| Deigr | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪgɾ/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | from Middle Dēgrē, from Proto degri (degree) |
| Related words | Keiloe |
Deigr — one unit on the temperature scale. Water freezes at 0 and boils at 256. Ordinary temperatures fall between.
Notes
A comfortable room is about 51 Deigr. Body temperature is about 95 Deigr. A freezing northern night runs below 0. The Academy holds that 256 is the natural division of any scale, being the eighth doubling, and demonstrates it from first principles.