centigrade

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Noun
3 definition(s)
1 Definition

A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.

2 Definition

A single degree on this scale.

Example Sentences
  • a temperature of 34 centigrades
3 Definition

A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.

Adjective
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.

2 Definition

Celsius (since 1948).