centigrade

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Adjective

centigrade (not comparable)

1. (of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
2. Celsius (since 1948).

Noun

centigrade (uncountable)

1. (uncountable) A centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
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     Earth is one degree Centigrade hotter today than in pre-industrial times.

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

   a temperature of 34 centigrades

3. (countable) A unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.

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