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1. Of or relating to a temperature scale on which the freezing point of water is 0 degrees and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees

1. Temperature measurement on the Celsius scale (where water freezes at zero degrees and boils at 100 degrees; unit divisions are equal to the kelvin, with zero kelvin being -273.15 C)
   - Celsius, C

Derived forms: centigrades

See also: centigrade scale

Encyclopedia: Centigrade