From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: TemperatureCentigradeCen‧ti‧grade /ˈsentəɡreɪd/ noun [uncountable] (written abbreviation C)TMTCelsius —Centigrade adjectiveExamples from the CorpusCentigrade• It is -30° Centigrade and there is a snowstorm.• The temperature was sometimes -40° Centigrade.• The sun came up for a half an hour, but it was too cold: -46° Centigrade.• Then, on Monday, the temperature went down - to -56° Centigrade.• Outside the wooden house at Framheim, it was often -60° Centigrade.OriginCentigrade(1800-1900)Frenchcenti- ( → CENTI-) + grade"step, degree"