centigrade

Etymology

centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”)

adj

  1. (of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
  2. Celsius (since 1948).

noun

  1. (uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Although formally known as the Celsius scale since 1948, centigrade is still the more commonly found term.
    Earth is one degree Centigrade hotter today than in pre-industrial times. File:Earth is one degree Centigrade hotter today than in pre-industrial times.ogg 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns
  2. (countable, dated) A single degree on this scale.
    a temperature of 34 centigrades
  3. (countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.

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