is celsius & centigrade the same?

Answer 1

celsius temperature scale also called Centigrade Temperature Scale,
scale based on 0° for the freezing point of water and 100° for the boiling point of water. Invented in 1742 by the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius, it is sometimes called the centigrade scale because of the 100-degree interval between the defined points. The following formula can be used to convert a temperature from its representation on the Fahrenheit (°F) scale to the Celsius (°C) value: °C = 5/9(°F - 32). The Celsius scale is in general use wherever metric units have become accepted, and it is used in scientific work everywhere.

Answer 2

Yes. The Centigrade system (where frozen water is 0 degrees and boiling water is 100 degrees -- think of centimeters; there are 100 of them in a meter) was conceived by Anders Celsius. Kind of screwy that it goes by two names that are very close, but hey...

Answer 3

yes, the name of centigrade was changed to celsius in the late 60's

Answer 4

Yes and no.
Centigrade is an older (~1750s), more descriptive term for what was later (1948) designated the Celsius scale of temperature.
Centigrade was discarded because it is also a unit of measure equal to 1/10,000 of a right angle (9/1000 or 0.009 degrees, or pi/20,000 radians). The name grad/grade for the angle measurement is now in disuse, having been replaced by the equivalent gon (1 gon=0.9 deg).
The gon poses its own problems, because it is also a Vietnamese unit of distance (1 gon = 195m) and in Persia as a unit of mass (1 gon = 0.048 gram).

Answer 5

yes

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

just like a dozen or 12.

Answer 8

yup

Answer 9

yep, they're one and the same