centi-
See also: centi
English
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From French centi- and its etymon Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”).[1][2] Doublet of hecato- and hecto-.
Pronunciation
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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
[edit]This prefix is used somewhat less frequently since the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units was superseded as a technical standard by the metre–kilogram–second (MKS) system of units and then the International System of Units (SI).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
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References
[edit]- ^ “centi-, combining form.”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ “centi-, comb. form”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Anagrams
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[edit]- “centi-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- centi- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Danish
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[edit]- “centi-” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
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French
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[edit]Borrowed from Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”).
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Hungarian
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[edit]From Latin centum (“hundred”).[1]
Pronunciation
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- (noun prefix) centi-
- centi- + méter (“meter”) → centiméter (“centimeter”)
Derived terms
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[edit]- ^ István Tótfalusi (2005), Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára [A Storehouse of Foreign Words: An Explanatory and Etymological Dictionary of Foreign Words], Budapest: Tinta, →ISBN
Italian
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From centum (“hundred”).
Prefix
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- one hundred-, hundred-; indicates a count of one hundred items
Derived terms
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[edit]centi-
- centi- (one hundredth)
Further reading
[edit]- “centi-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “centi-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
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Borrowed from Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”).
Prefix
[edit]centi-
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “centi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
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