Definitions
1.nounA centigrade temperature scale having the freezing point of water defined as 0° and its boiling point defined as 100° at standard atmospheric pressure. Known as the Celsius scale since 1948.
2.nounA single degree on this scale."a temperature of 34 centigrades"
3.nounA unit of angle equal to the hundredth part of a quadrant. Its symbol is gon.
4.adjective(of a scale) Having 100 divisions between two fixed points.
5.adjectiveCelsius (since 1948).