centigrade
▪ I. centi·grade BrE [ˈsentɪɡreɪd] NAmE [ˈsentɪɡreɪd] adjective
= ↑Celsius
•a temperature of 40 degrees centigrade
Word Origin:
[centigrade] early 19th cent.: from French, from Latin centum ‘a hundred’ + gradus ‘step’.
▪ II. centi·grade noun uncountable
•temperatures in centigrade and Fahrenheit
Main entry: ↑centigradederived
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