centigrade
Translation
centigrade, Celsius
Examples
Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade.
The temperature is 25 degrees centigrade.
The temperature is 25 degrees centigrade.
Grammar Patterns
((number)) degrees centigrade used to state a temperature The temperature is 25 degrees centigrade.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Celsius; Antonyms: Fahrenheit
Etymology
From Latin 'centum' (hundred) + 'gradus' (step, degree). 'Hundred steps'.
Memory Tips
'Centi-' means 100. The scale has 100 degrees between water's freezing and boiling points.