centi-
See also: centi
English
Etymology
From French centi- and its etymon Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”).[1][2] Doublet of hecato- and hecto-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.tə/, /ˈsɛn.ti/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Prefix
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centi-
- one-hundredth
- (specifically) 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
- hundred
- Synonyms: hecato-, hecto-
- centimillionaire
Usage notes
This prefix is used somewhat less frequently since the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units was superseded as a technical standard by the metre–kilogram–second (MKS) system of units and then the International System of Units (SI). For example, "1 cm" (one centimetre) may often be written instead as either "10 mm" or "0.01 m", depending on scientific discipline. However, the use of centimetres is still quite common both in the literature of the health sciences and in general education.
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with centi- (hundred)
English terms prefixed with centi- (hundredth)
Translations
10-2
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References
- ^ “centi-, combining form.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “centi-, comb. form”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sɛncɪ ]
Prefix
centi-
Derived terms
Further reading
- “centi-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- centi- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
Etymology
Prefix
centi-
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.ti/
Audio: (file)
Prefix
centi-
Dutch terms prefixed with centi-
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Prefix
centi-
Hungarian
Etymology
From Latin centum (“hundred”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛnti]
- Hyphenation: cen‧ti
Prefix
centi-
- (noun prefix) centi-
- centi- + méter (“meter”) → centiméter (“centimeter”)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Italian
Prefix
centi-
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From centum (“hundred”).
Prefix
centi-
- one hundred-, hundred-; indicates a count of one hundred items
Derived terms
- centiceps
- centifidus
- centifolia
- centimanus
- centimetrum
- centinōdius
- centipeda
- centipelliō
- centipēs
Portuguese
Prefix
centi-
- centi- (one hundredth)