Definition of "centigrade" in English

adjective

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

2. Celsius. [since 1948]

noun

1. (uncountable) 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.

   • all temperatures are expressed in centigrade unless otherwise noted
   • a temperature of 34 centigrade

2. (countable, archaic) A single degree on this scale.

   • a temperature of 34 centigrades

3. (countable) The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant.