centigrade Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees

WordNet

Cen"ti*grade adjective
Etymology
L. centum a hundred + gradus degree: cf. F. centigrade.
Definitions
  1. Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. Spesifically: of or pertaining the centigrade thermometer; as, 10° centigrade (or 10° C.).

Webster 1913