centigrade noun 3adjective 2forms 1 noun3 •A centigrade scale for temperature having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure.all temperatures are expressed in centigrade unless otherwise noted •The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant. •(no longer used) A single degree on this scale. adjective2 •Having 100 divisions between two fixed points. •Celsius. formscentigrades
