centigrade

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
2. (not-comparable) Celsius.

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) A centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure.
2. (archaic, countable, usually) A single degree on this scale.
3. (countable, usually) The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant.

Synonyms

C

Celsius

centesimal

degree centigrade

gon

cent

celsius

centesimal system

gon grade

centrigrade system

Translations

centígrado

centigrade

centigrado

centigrado

Grad Celsius

°C

εκατοντάβαθμο

εκατοντάβαθμος

θερμόμετρο εκατοντάβαθμο

εκατονταβάθμιος

Celsius

centigrada

Celsius

honderddelig

centígrado

الدرجة المئوية

Etymology

From centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”).