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

SI prefix
c Previous: milli-
Next: deci-

centi-

  1. one-hundredth
    1. (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
  2. 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This prefix is used somewhat less frequently since the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units was superseded as a technical standard by the metre–kilogram–second (MKS) system of units and then the International System of Units (SI).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

Translations

References

  1. ^ centi-, combining form.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ centi-, comb. form”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɛncɪ ]

Prefix

centi-

  1. centi-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with centi-

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

From Latin centum.

Prefix

centi-

  1. centi-

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French centi-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.ti/
  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

centi-

  1. centi-
Dutch terms prefixed with centi-

French

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

centi-

  1. centi-

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin centum (hundred).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛnti]
  • Hyphenation: cen‧ti

Prefix

centi-

  1. (noun prefix) centi-
    centi- + ‎méter (meter) → ‎centiméter (centimeter)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 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-

  1. centi-

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From centum (hundred).

Prefix

centi-

  1. one hundred-, hundred-; indicates a count of one hundred items

Derived terms

Portuguese

Prefix

centi-

  1. centi- (one hundredth)