centigrade, a.
(ˈsɛntɪgreɪd)
[a. F. centigrade, f. L. centum + gradus step, degree.]
Having a hundred degrees; usually applied to Celsius's thermometer, in which the space between the freezing and boiling points of water is divided into 100 degrees. (Symbolized by C., as 40° C.)
| 1812 Edin. Rev. XX. 196 This thermometer is exactly the same with what has been since called in France the Centigrade. 1860 All Y. Round No. 43. 391 A temperature of 120°..centigrade. 1878 Huxley Physiogr. 151 The centigrade scale is now frequently used in scientific investigations in this country. 1881 Nature XXIII. 476 The Centigrade Photometer, a new optical instrument for determining the intensity of any source of light. |