adjective
- relating to or denoting a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100° under standard conditions
Usage: also called Celsius
Examples
- The temperature today is 25 degrees centigrade.
- Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade at sea level.
- The thermometer shows readings in both centigrade and Fahrenheit.
- Most countries use the centigrade scale for weather reports.
- The laboratory maintains samples at 4 degrees centigrade.
- Convert 68 degrees Fahrenheit to centigrade.