Word Study
centigrade
CIDE DICTIONARY
centigrade, a. [L. centum a hundred + gradus degree: cf. F. centigrade.].
Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
centigrade, adj.
1 = CELSIUS.
2 having a scale of a hundred degrees.
1 = CELSIUS.
2 having a scale of a hundred degrees.
Usage
In sense
1 Celsius is usually preferred in technical use.
1 Celsius is usually preferred in technical use.
Etymology
F f. L centum hundred + gradus step
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