Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- One hundredth (10-2): centiliter.
- One hundred: centipede.
Wiktionary
- hundred; one-hundredth
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-2. Symbol: c
Etymologies
- From Latin centum, hundred via French. (Wiktionary)
- French, from Latin centi-, hundred, from centum; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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“centi- See metric system for words not listed individually.”
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