Centigrade

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 Noun

English

Etymology

• centi- + grade, degree.

Adjective

centigrade

1. Of a scale, having 100 divisions between two fixed points.

Noun

centigrade

1. A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100°. Now known as the Celsius scale.