centi-, cent-
(Latin: hundred; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements)
This prefix is used in the metric [decimal] system as, one-hundredth [U.S.] and hundredth [U.K.], and denotes 1/100th of a unit or 10-2 [0.01]. The metric symbol for centi- is c.
centigrade
centigram
A metric unit of mass equal to one hundredth of a gram. Symbol cg.
centilingued (adjective)
Hundred-tongued; as in, centilingued rumor.
centiliter
centime
centimeter
centimilli
centipedal
Of one hundred (metrical) feet.
centipede
1. A venomous predatory arthropod of the order Chilopoda, characterized by one pair of legs per leg-bearing segment. The venom is injected through the first pair of leg-like appendages, modified into piercing claws; the bites may be painful and locally necrotic, but seldom are dangerous, except to very young children. Genera found in the U.S. include Scutigera, Lithobius, Scolopendra, and Geophilus.
2. A name given to wingless vermiform articulated animals having many feet, constituting the order Cheilopoda of the class Myriapoda. Those of tropical countries are very venomous.
2. A name given to wingless vermiform articulated animals having many feet, constituting the order Cheilopoda of the class Myriapoda. Those of tropical countries are very venomous.
centum weight; cwt.
Hundred weight.
centum, C.
Onehundred, 100.
centuple
centurion
century
per cent
Another spelling for percent.
