noun🔗ShareA 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."The scientist used the centigrade scale to measure the temperature of the experiment. "weathersciencephysicsunitdegreeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA single degree on this scale."a temperature of 34 centigrades"degreescienceweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon."The surveyor measured the angle of the slope in centigrades, finding it to be 45 gons. "mathunitChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points."The recipe calls for baking the cake at 180 degrees Centigrade. "scienceunitdegreenumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCelsius (since 1948)."The science teacher explained that centigrade temperatures are now called Celsius. "weatherscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
