centigrade

adj

1. (not-comparable)Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
2. (not-comparable)Celsius.

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)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”

   “a temperature of 34 centigrade”

   “Earth is one degree Centigrade hotter today than in pre-industrial times.”

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

   “a temperature of 34 centigrades”

3. (countable, usually)The scale for angle measurement on which a gradian (a grad or gon) is the hundredth part of a quadrant.