Centigrade (noun)

A temperature scale that registers the freezing point of water as 0 degrees and the boiling point as 100 degrees at standard atmospheric pressure.

Origin:

The word centigrade is derived from the latin word centum, meaning "hundred," and gradus, meaning "steps". it was named by anders celsius who proposed it in 1742 for his temperature scale.

Examples:

1. The temperature in Celsius is measured in centigrade.
2. I was told that the temperature would be 20 degree centigrade tomorrow.
3. It was a hot day, the temperature reached 30 degrees centigrade on the centigrade scale.
4. The centigrade scale that is used in the majority of the world is known as Celsius.
5. I was told to set the oven to 150 degrees centigrade on the centigrade scale.