centigrade

Meanings

Plural: centigrades

Adjective

of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees

Adj

Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
Celsius (since 1948).

Noun

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.
A single degree on this scale.
A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 14

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Words With Friends Score: 17

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