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CBS Acceptable in all references
for CBS Inc., the former Columbia
Broadcasting System.
Divisions include CBS News,
CBS Radio and CBS-TV.
CD-ROM Acronym for a compact
disc acting as a read-only
memory device.
CD-ROM disc is redundant.
cease-fire, cease-fires (n.
and adj.) The verb form is cease
fire.
celebrant, celebrator Reserve
celebrant for someone who
conducts a religious rite: He was
the celebrant of the Mass.
Use celebrator for someone
having a good time: The celebrators
kept the party going until 3
a.m.
cellophane Formerly a
trademark, now a generic term.
Celsius Use this term rather
than centigrade for the temperature
scale that is part of the metric
system.
The Celsius scale is named for
Anders Celsius, a Swedish astronomer
who designed it. In it,
zero represents the freezing point
of water, and 100 degrees is the
boiling point at sea level.
To convert to Fahrenheit, multiply
a Celsius temperature by 9,
divide by 5 and add 32 (25 x 9
equals 225, divided by 5 equals
45, plus 32 equals 77 degrees
Fahrenheit).
When giving a Celsius temperature,
use these forms: 40 degrees
Celsius or 40 C (note the
space and no period after the
capital C) if degrees and Celsius
are clear from the context.
See Fahrenheit and metric
system entries.
cement Cement is the powder
mixed with water and sand or
gravel to make concrete. The
proper term is concrete (not cement)
pavement, blocks, driveways,
etc.
censer, censor, censure A
censer is a container in which incense
is burned.
To censor is to prohibit or restrict
the use of something.
To censure is to condemn.
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention The centers,
located in Atlanta, are the
U.S. Public Health Service’s national
agencies for control of infectious
and other preventable
diseases. It works with state
health departments to provide
specialized services that they are
unable to maintain on an everyday
basis.
The normal form for first reference
is the national Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention.
CDC is acceptable on second reference.
centi- A prefix denoting onehundredth
of a unit. Move a decimal
point two places to the left in
converting to the basic unit:
155.6 centimeters equals 1.556
meters.
centigrade See Celsius.
centimeter One-hundredth
of a meter.
There are 10 millimeters in a
centimeter.
A centimeter is approximately
the width of a large paper clip.
To convert to inches, multiply
by .4 (5 centimeters x .4 equals 2
inches).
See meter; metric system;
and inch.