centigrade
[ sen-ti-greyd ]
adjective
divided into 100 degrees, as a scale.
(initial capital letter) Celsius (def. 2). Abbreviation: cent. Symbol: C
Origin of centigrade
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British Dictionary definitions for centigrade
centigrade
/ (ˈsɛntɪˌɡreɪd) /
adjective
a former name for Celsius
noun
a unit of angle equal to one hundredth of a grade
usage For centigrade
Although still used in meteorology, centigrade, when indicating the Celsius scale of temperature, is now usually avoided because of its possible confusion with the hundredth part of a grade
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Scientific definitions for centigrade
centigrade
[ sĕn′tĭ-grād′ ]
usage For centigrade
Because of confusion over the prefix centi-, which originally meant 100 but developed the meaning 1100, scientists agreed to stop using the term centigrade in 1948. The term Celsius is now standard.
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