centesimaladj.n.

Brit.

/sɛnˈtɛsᵻml/, U.S.

/sɛnˈtɛsəm(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s centesimall, 1600s centessimal, 1600s– centesimal.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin centēsimus , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin centēsimus hundredth (see centesm n.) + -al suffix¹.With use as noun compare classical Latin centēsima hundredth part, use as noun of feminine of centēsimus.

A. adj.

a. Relating to or involving division into one hundred equal parts; designating a hundredth part or division into one hundred equal parts. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > measurement of temperature > [adjective] > specific scales

centesimal1635

centigrade1799

Réaumur1799

Fahrenheit1807

cent.1809

Celsius1878

Kelvin1911

Rankine1933

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > hundred > division into a hundred

centesimal1635

centuriate1676

1635 H. Gellibrand Disc. Variation Magneticall Needle 10 The true place of the Sunne..is thus found after the Centesimall way with the connexion of our British Logarithmes, but with some alteration of the Anomalies.

1685 J. Palmer Planetary Instrument 3 The Numbers in the Tables are Degrees, and Centesimal parts.

1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 156 Feet and Centesimal Parts.

1760 F. Maseres Elements Plane Trigonom. 2 There are some that would have a degree divided into Centesimal parts, rather than Sexagesimal ones.

1809 E. Troughton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 99 135 The centesimal division of the quadrant.

1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. i. 23 At great depths the thermometer marks 7 or 8 centesimal degrees.

1940 H. McKay Odd Numbers vii. 109 In practice the so-called decimal systems of money are actually centesimal systems.

1997 J. R. Smith Introd. Geodesy iii. 44 A gon subdivides into 100^c (centesimal minutes), each of 100^cc (centesimal seconds).

2002 Jrnl. Avian Biol. 33 17/2 Latitude of roost site (in centesimal degrees), and wing length were entered as covariates.

b. Relating to or expressed as a percentage of a whole; relating to fractions of a hundred. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > ratio or proportion > [adjective] > proportional > of percentage

centesimal1792

percentaged1884

percental1894

percentual1895

1792 J. Ramsden Acct. Exper. Specific Gravities Fluids 26 To shew the superiority of centesimal proportions.

1829 C. Welch Wesl. Polity 234 The centesimal ratio of increase.

1893 H. H. Hayter Victorian Year-bk. 1893 I. 43 The following figures show the numerical and centesimal increase of each denomination.

1911 Times 8 Mar. 26/6 Here was a graduation giving a centesimal ratio between all horizontal lines and their perpendiculars, in the same angle.

1954 Rep. Congr. European Orthodontic Soc. 1954 148 Cephalic index, which is the centesimal ratio between the maximum width and maximum length of the cranium.

†2. Of or relating to the number 100 or a multiple thereof; of or relating to hundreds (as opposed to tens, units, etc.). Cf. centenary adj. 1. Obsolete.In quot. a1682: hundredfold (with reference to the yield of seed falling on good soil in Matthew 13:23).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > hundred > hundredfold

hundfoldc1000

hundredfoldc1175

hundredaghte1340

centuple1616

centesimala1682

centuplicate1835

a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) i. 40 Yet even this centessimal fructification may be admitted in some sorts of Cerealia, and Grains from one Ear: if we take in the Triticum centigranum..which, in every Ear, containeth hundreds of Grains.

1792 Trans. Soc. Antiq. Scotl. 1 350 A stone from thence was said to bear the date 1158; this being too early for Arabic numerals, I doubt the fact, as centesimal figure is not legible.

1820 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 12 Feb. A hundred individuals of all nations, who have contributed to the civilization and improvement of mankind.—Who are to compose this centesimal group of universal benefactors is not hinted at.

1849 Q. Rev. June 86 The claim of China seems more plausible; but we cannot be induced, by the ‘centesimal and millesimal mode of exaggeration’ prevalent among the Celestials.

3. Of or relating to a period of a hundred years or its completion; marking or relating to a centenary. Cf. centennial adj. 2. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > of or relating to specific number of years > of a century

centenary1688

centennialc1720

centesimal1754

centurial1756

centenarial1821

1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 1872/2 Every centesimal, or hundredth year, is a leap-year, according to the Julian account.

1807 in Publ. Colonial Soc. Mass. XXVI. 415 Report of the Proceedings of..the Second Centesimal Anniversary.

1831 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 22 Oct. The members of this excellent and venerable Association, established in the year 1731, held their centesimal anniversary, on Monday last.

1873 J. H. Martin Hist. Sketch Bethlehem Pa. (ed. 2) 74/1 The first service of the Centesimal celebration.

1948 Evening Observer (Dunkirk, N.Y.) 28 Feb. 4/4 A centesimal year is the first year of a new century and containing two zeroes as its final two digits.

4. Homeopathy. Involving or resulting from repeated dilution by a factor of one hundred; designating a scale used to measure the degree to which a substance has been so diluted.

ΚΠ

1846 Brit. Jrnl. Homœopathy 4 108 The decimal scale is recommended to supersede the centesimal.

1880 A. B. Palmer Homœopathy 65 The rejection of this doctrine of potencies is the secret of the substitution of the Decimal for the Centesimal method of preparation.

1935 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 23 Mar. 621/2 The ‘sixth centesimal potency’ as used frequently in homoeopathic practice will give good enough results.

1988 L. W. Morgan Homeopathic Treatm. Sports Injuries ii. 13 The centesimal scale of dilution produces remedies that are more vitally reactive in the body than those produced on the decimal scale.

2004 J. W. Shelton Homeopathy iii. 68 LM remedies also involve much less succussion for the same dilutions than do the more common centesimal remedies.

B. n.

A hundredth part; the second figure to the right of the decimal point in a decimal. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > hundred > a hundredth

hundredth parta1300

centesm1483

second1619

cent1667

centesimal1677

hundredth1774

1677 H. Coggeshall Timber-Meas. 16 So as the figure representing hundreds, be set under the unite-place of the less Diameter, and the rest forward toward the right hand, for a Centesimal, the same shall be the mean Diameter.

1698 W. Derham in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 47 The Height of the Mercury in the Barometer, in Inches and Centesimals.

1727 J. Arbuthnot Tables Anc. Coins 97 The neglect of a few centesimals in the side of the Cube would bring it to an equality with the Cube of a Foot.

1873 I. Gregory Brit. Metric Syst. Note to Rdr. Calculating in units with fractions in decimals, centesimals or millesimals.

1907 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 21 238 Horizontal distances are measured to various points and are converted into centesimals of the cerebral length.

1973 U. Libbrecht Chinese Math. 13th Cent. vi. 73 In some cases a centesimal system is used in metrology. The names of the centesimals in Ch'in's work are [etc.].

1992 MacWorld June 241/2 The formula..for averaging times that include centesimals (hundredths of a second) did not correctly calculate the average centesimals.

Compounds

† centesimal thermometer n. (formerly also †thermometer centesimal) [after French thermomètre centésimal (1804 or earlier)] Obsolete a thermometer calibrated in accordance with the Celsius or centigrade scale; (also) the Celsius scale.

ΚΠ

1809 Philos. Mag. 34 279 Yet the density of this vapour was very little, the temperature being no more than 19 of the thermometer centesimal.

1810 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Jan. 78 Mr. Tralles has found by a very simple experiment, that the temperature at which water possesses the greatest density is at 39·83° F., or 4·35 of the centesimal thermometer.

1814 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. (ed. 2) I. 247 When the centesimal thermometer is used..the formula becomes more simple.

1893 Western Druggist Sept. 375/1 After being amended..so as to include the centesimal thermometer, the resolution was adopted.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	centesimal
释义	centesimaladj.n. Brit. /sɛnˈtɛsᵻml/, U.S. /sɛnˈtɛsəm(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s centesimall, 1600s centessimal, 1600s– centesimal. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin centēsimus , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin centēsimus hundredth (see centesm n.) + -al suffix¹.With use as noun compare classical Latin centēsima hundredth part, use as noun of feminine of centēsimus. A. adj. 1. a. Relating to or involving division into one hundred equal parts; designating a hundredth part or division into one hundred equal parts. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > measurement of temperature > [adjective] > specific scales centesimal1635 centigrade1799 Réaumur1799 Fahrenheit1807 cent.1809 Celsius1878 Kelvin1911 Rankine1933 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > hundred > division into a hundred centesimal1635 centuriate1676 1635 H. Gellibrand Disc. Variation Magneticall Needle 10 The true place of the Sunne..is thus found after the Centesimall way with the connexion of our British Logarithmes, but with some alteration of the Anomalies. 1685 J. Palmer Planetary Instrument 3 The Numbers in the Tables are Degrees, and Centesimal parts. 1703 R. Neve City & Countrey Purchaser 156 Feet and Centesimal Parts. 1760 F. Maseres Elements Plane Trigonom. 2 There are some that would have a degree divided into Centesimal parts, rather than Sexagesimal ones. 1809 E. Troughton in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 99 135 The centesimal division of the quadrant. 1852 T. Ross tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. Amer. I. i. 23 At great depths the thermometer marks 7 or 8 centesimal degrees. 1940 H. McKay Odd Numbers vii. 109 In practice the so-called decimal systems of money are actually centesimal systems. 1997 J. R. Smith Introd. Geodesy iii. 44 A gon subdivides into 100^c (centesimal minutes), each of 100^cc (centesimal seconds). 2002 Jrnl. Avian Biol. 33 17/2 Latitude of roost site (in centesimal degrees), and wing length were entered as covariates. b. Relating to or expressed as a percentage of a whole; relating to fractions of a hundred. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > ratio or proportion > [adjective] > proportional > of percentage centesimal1792 percentaged1884 percental1894 percentual1895 1792 J. Ramsden Acct. Exper. Specific Gravities Fluids 26 To shew the superiority of centesimal proportions. 1829 C. Welch Wesl. Polity 234 The centesimal ratio of increase. 1893 H. H. Hayter Victorian Year-bk. 1893 I. 43 The following figures show the numerical and centesimal increase of each denomination. 1911 Times 8 Mar. 26/6 Here was a graduation giving a centesimal ratio between all horizontal lines and their perpendiculars, in the same angle. 1954 Rep. Congr. European Orthodontic Soc. 1954 148 Cephalic index, which is the centesimal ratio between the maximum width and maximum length of the cranium. †2. Of or relating to the number 100 or a multiple thereof; of or relating to hundreds (as opposed to tens, units, etc.). Cf. centenary adj. 1. Obsolete.In quot. a1682: hundredfold (with reference to the yield of seed falling on good soil in Matthew 13:23). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > hundred > hundredfold hundfoldc1000 hundredfoldc1175 hundredaghte1340 centuple1616 centesimala1682 centuplicate1835 a1682 Sir T. Browne Certain Misc. Tracts (1683) i. 40 Yet even this centessimal fructification may be admitted in some sorts of Cerealia, and Grains from one Ear: if we take in the Triticum centigranum..which, in every Ear, containeth hundreds of Grains. 1792 Trans. Soc. Antiq. Scotl. 1 350 A stone from thence was said to bear the date 1158; this being too early for Arabic numerals, I doubt the fact, as centesimal figure is not legible. 1820 Providence (Rhode Island) Patriot 12 Feb. A hundred individuals of all nations, who have contributed to the civilization and improvement of mankind.—Who are to compose this centesimal group of universal benefactors is not hinted at. 1849 Q. Rev. June 86 The claim of China seems more plausible; but we cannot be induced, by the ‘centesimal and millesimal mode of exaggeration’ prevalent among the Celestials. 3. Of or relating to a period of a hundred years or its completion; marking or relating to a centenary. Cf. centennial adj. 2. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > of or relating to specific number of years > of a century centenary1688 centennialc1720 centesimal1754 centurial1756 centenarial1821 1754 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. III. 1872/2 Every centesimal, or hundredth year, is a leap-year, according to the Julian account. 1807 in Publ. Colonial Soc. Mass. XXVI. 415 Report of the Proceedings of..the Second Centesimal Anniversary. 1831 Preston Chron. & Lancs. Advertiser 22 Oct. The members of this excellent and venerable Association, established in the year 1731, held their centesimal anniversary, on Monday last. 1873 J. H. Martin Hist. Sketch Bethlehem Pa. (ed. 2) 74/1 The first service of the Centesimal celebration. 1948 Evening Observer (Dunkirk, N.Y.) 28 Feb. 4/4 A centesimal year is the first year of a new century and containing two zeroes as its final two digits. 4. Homeopathy. Involving or resulting from repeated dilution by a factor of one hundred; designating a scale used to measure the degree to which a substance has been so diluted. ΚΠ 1846 Brit. Jrnl. Homœopathy 4 108 The decimal scale is recommended to supersede the centesimal. 1880 A. B. Palmer Homœopathy 65 The rejection of this doctrine of potencies is the secret of the substitution of the Decimal for the Centesimal method of preparation. 1935 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 23 Mar. 621/2 The ‘sixth centesimal potency’ as used frequently in homoeopathic practice will give good enough results. 1988 L. W. Morgan Homeopathic Treatm. Sports Injuries ii. 13 The centesimal scale of dilution produces remedies that are more vitally reactive in the body than those produced on the decimal scale. 2004 J. W. Shelton Homeopathy iii. 68 LM remedies also involve much less succussion for the same dilutions than do the more common centesimal remedies. B. n. A hundredth part; the second figure to the right of the decimal point in a decimal. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > hundred > a hundredth hundredth parta1300 centesm1483 second1619 cent1667 centesimal1677 hundredth1774 1677 H. Coggeshall Timber-Meas. 16 So as the figure representing hundreds, be set under the unite-place of the less Diameter, and the rest forward toward the right hand, for a Centesimal, the same shall be the mean Diameter. 1698 W. Derham in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 47 The Height of the Mercury in the Barometer, in Inches and Centesimals. 1727 J. Arbuthnot Tables Anc. Coins 97 The neglect of a few centesimals in the side of the Cube would bring it to an equality with the Cube of a Foot. 1873 I. Gregory Brit. Metric Syst. Note to Rdr. Calculating in units with fractions in decimals, centesimals or millesimals. 1907 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 21 238 Horizontal distances are measured to various points and are converted into centesimals of the cerebral length. 1973 U. Libbrecht Chinese Math. 13th Cent. vi. 73 In some cases a centesimal system is used in metrology. The names of the centesimals in Ch'in's work are [etc.]. 1992 MacWorld June 241/2 The formula..for averaging times that include centesimals (hundredths of a second) did not correctly calculate the average centesimals. Compounds † centesimal thermometer n. (formerly also †thermometer centesimal) [after French thermomètre centésimal (1804 or earlier)] Obsolete a thermometer calibrated in accordance with the Celsius or centigrade scale; (also) the Celsius scale. ΚΠ 1809 Philos. Mag. 34 279 Yet the density of this vapour was very little, the temperature being no more than 19 of the thermometer centesimal. 1810 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Jan. 78 Mr. Tralles has found by a very simple experiment, that the temperature at which water possesses the greatest density is at 39·83° F., or 4·35 of the centesimal thermometer. 1814 J. Playfair Outl. Nat. Philos. (ed. 2) I. 247 When the centesimal thermometer is used..the formula becomes more simple. 1893 Western Druggist Sept. 375/1 After being amended..so as to include the centesimal thermometer, the resolution was adopted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1635
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