centigrade B2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈsɛntəˌgreɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #28954 Meanings 1 adj Measuring temperature on a scale where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. The temperature reached thirty degrees centigrade in the afternoon. 2 noun The temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. All temperatures in the report are given in centigrade. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · measuring temperature on a... celsius 2 noun · the temperature scale on... celsius scale Word family Related forms decigrade Common collocations centigrade scale Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”). Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # centigrade **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsɛntəˌgreɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 28954 ## Meanings 1. Measuring temperature on a scale where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. 2. The temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. ## Examples - The temperature reached thirty degrees centigrade in the afternoon. - All temperatures in the report are given in centigrade. ## Related Forms - decigrade ## Etymology From centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”). ## AI Etymology centigrade is a noun and adjective. It is from centi- (“hundred”) + grade (“degree”). Current senses include measuring temperature on a scale where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees and the temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees. Related words include decigrade. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown