centi-comb. form

Stress is determined by a range of factors though some degree of stress is usually maintained on this combining form, e.g. centigray Brit.

/ˈsɛntᵻɡreɪ/, U.S.

/ˈsɛn(t)əˌɡreɪ/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin centi-.

Etymology: < classical Latin centi-, combining form (in e.g. centifolius centifolious adj., centipeda centipede n.) of centum hundred (see centum n.²); compare -i- connective.Attested earliest in the Middle English period in the French and Latin loan centiloquium n., and subsequently in the Latin loan centipede n. Formations within English where this element has the general sense ‘a hundred’ are found in the apparently isolated mid 17th-cent. centireligious adj., and subsequently from the 19th cent. From the end of the 18th cent. in the names of units of measurement and related words (see sense 1) after French centi- (1793 in centimètre centimetre n., centilitre centilitre n.), earliest in loans and adaptations from French; formations within English in this sense are found from the early 20th cent.

1. Prefixed to the name of a unit of measurement, in later use esp. one in the metric system of weights and measures, to denote a factor of one-hundredth (10^–2); symbol c.

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1794 Analyt. Rev. Jan. 117 The centicade exceeds two winchester gallons by somewhat more than 1 ½ pint.

1825 Q. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts July 331 The following table exhibits the produce [of a hectare]..calculated on the results of 30 centiares of ground.

1896 Proc. Royal Soc. 1895–6 59 372 The current was measured by a Kelvin centiampere balance.

1924 A. J. Allmand & H. J. T. Ellingham Princ. Appl. Electrochem. (ed. 2) v. 70 The errors..seldom exceed one or two centivolts even in strong solutions.

1974 H. A. Klein World Measurem. viii. 102 A centiday would be nearly a quarter of an hour.

2001 RT Image 26 Mar. 9/3 Even physicists are mentally lazy, so they soon started using a centigray (cGy), which is 1/100Gy or the same as one rad.

2. Forming nouns and adjectives (typically ad hoc formations) with the sense ‘hundred’, ‘having a hundred’ (of the second element), as centilingued adj., centimillionaire n., centireligious adj., etc. Cf. milli- comb. form 1.

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1896 J. H. Wylie Hist. Eng. Henry IV III. 388 Instead of schism, tri-schism, which threatened to become centi-schism.

1956 J. L. Llanes Dict. Philippine Mythol. 13 in Jrnl. East Asiatic Stud. (Univ. Manila) 5 The Greeks..engendered the centihanded beings, the cyclops, and the Titans.

1979 N.Y. Mag. 22 Jan. 11/1 Now, 10 percent interest may not seem so onerous.., but when dealing in the centi-millions, the money involved is huge.

1982 Country Life 23 Sept. 869/3 His partner for the latter [sc. a duet] was the centi-fingered Neils-Henning Orsted Peterson.

1992 Premiere June 123/1 Before long, the whole country is fleeing from centi-penised demons.

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

单词	centi-
释义	centi-comb. form Stress is determined by a range of factors though some degree of stress is usually maintained on this combining form, e.g. centigray Brit. /ˈsɛntᵻɡreɪ/, U.S. /ˈsɛn(t)əˌɡreɪ/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin centi-. Etymology: < classical Latin centi-, combining form (in e.g. centifolius centifolious adj., centipeda centipede n.) of centum hundred (see centum n.²); compare -i- connective.Attested earliest in the Middle English period in the French and Latin loan centiloquium n., and subsequently in the Latin loan centipede n. Formations within English where this element has the general sense ‘a hundred’ are found in the apparently isolated mid 17th-cent. centireligious adj., and subsequently from the 19th cent. From the end of the 18th cent. in the names of units of measurement and related words (see sense 1) after French centi- (1793 in centimètre centimetre n., centilitre centilitre n.), earliest in loans and adaptations from French; formations within English in this sense are found from the early 20th cent. 1. Prefixed to the name of a unit of measurement, in later use esp. one in the metric system of weights and measures, to denote a factor of one-hundredth (10^–2); symbol c. ΚΠ 1794 Analyt. Rev. Jan. 117 The centicade exceeds two winchester gallons by somewhat more than 1 ½ pint. 1825 Q. Jrnl. Sci. & Arts July 331 The following table exhibits the produce [of a hectare]..calculated on the results of 30 centiares of ground. 1896 Proc. Royal Soc. 1895–6 59 372 The current was measured by a Kelvin centiampere balance. 1924 A. J. Allmand & H. J. T. Ellingham Princ. Appl. Electrochem. (ed. 2) v. 70 The errors..seldom exceed one or two centivolts even in strong solutions. 1974 H. A. Klein World Measurem. viii. 102 A centiday would be nearly a quarter of an hour. 2001 RT Image 26 Mar. 9/3 Even physicists are mentally lazy, so they soon started using a centigray (cGy), which is 1/100Gy or the same as one rad. 2. Forming nouns and adjectives (typically ad hoc formations) with the sense ‘hundred’, ‘having a hundred’ (of the second element), as centilingued adj., centimillionaire n., centireligious adj., etc. Cf. milli- comb. form 1. ΚΠ 1896 J. H. Wylie Hist. Eng. Henry IV III. 388 Instead of schism, tri-schism, which threatened to become centi-schism. 1956 J. L. Llanes Dict. Philippine Mythol. 13 in Jrnl. East Asiatic Stud. (Univ. Manila) 5 The Greeks..engendered the centihanded beings, the cyclops, and the Titans. 1979 N.Y. Mag. 22 Jan. 11/1 Now, 10 percent interest may not seem so onerous.., but when dealing in the centi-millions, the money involved is huge. 1982 Country Life 23 Sept. 869/3 His partner for the latter [sc. a duet] was the centi-fingered Neils-Henning Orsted Peterson. 1992 Premiere June 123/1 Before long, the whole country is fleeing from centi-penised demons. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < comb. form1794
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