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Centigrade: Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is 100°C.
The Centigrade scale is used around most of the world to indicate the temperature on a thermometer while the Fahrenheit scale is still in obstinate use in the US. This anachronism requires conversion from Centigrade (°C) to Fahrenheit (°F), and vice versa.
One degree °C = (5/9)(°F - 32).
One degree °F = (9/5)(°C) + 32.
Description of the Centigrade and Celsius temperature scale, with a converter to Fahrenheit.
Definition of CENTIGRADE: relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point ...
cen·ti·grade (s n t-gr d) adj. Abbr. C or cent. Celsius. See Table at measurement. [French : centi-, centi-+ grade, degree (from Italian grado, rank, degree, from ...
Fahrenheit and Celsius (Centigrade) Scales. Below is information about the Celcius and Fahrenheit Scales, including the degrees for boiling and freezing, absolute zero, and ...
adjective 1. divided into 100 degrees, as a scale. 2. ( initial capital letter ) Celsius ( def. 1 ) . Abbreviation: cent. Symbol: C Origin: 1805–15; < French; see ...