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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary cen·ti·grade \\ˈsen-tə-ˌgrād, ˈsän-\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY French, from Latin centi- hundred + French grade
DATE 1801
: relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point 10° centigrade— abbreviation C; compare Celsius
centigrade
1812, coined from L. centum "hundred" (see hundred) + gradus "degree" (see grade).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 centigradecenti·grade / 5senti^reid / adjective= Celsius : a temperature of 40 degrees centigrade 40 摄氏度的温度 • centi·grade noun [U] : temperatures in centigrade and Fahrenheit 摄氏和华氏温度
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cen·ti·gradeI. \ˈsentəˌgrād also ˈsän-\ adjectiveEtymology: French, from centi- + grade degree, grade — more at grade : relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between two standard points, the freezing point and the boiling point of water, is divided into 100 degrees, 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point < 10° centigrade > < a centigrade instrument >— abbr. C; compare celsius II. noun( -s) 1. : a centigrade thermometer 2. : a centigrade scale
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