Centigrade
/ˈsɛn.tɪ.ɡreɪd/noun
Relating to the Celsius temperature scale or divided into 100 degrees.
Did you know?Centigrade was the original name for the Celsius scale because it marked 100 degrees between water’s freezing and boiling points, and the term was officially replaced in much of the world only in the 20th century.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
centum
“one hundred”
Latin
Latin
gradus
“a step; a degree; a pace”
18th Century
French
centigrade
“divided into one hundred degrees”
18th Century
English
centigrade
“having 100 degrees; especially the temperature scale”
Modern English
English
centigrade
“the Celsius temperature scale or a hundred-degree division”