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单词 centesimal
释义

centesimal

[ sen-tes-uh-muhl ]
/ sɛnˈtɛs ə məl /

adjective

hundredth; pertaining to division into hundredths.

Origin of centesimal

1675–85; <Latin centēsim(us) hundredth (cent(um) 100 + -ēsimus ordinal suffix) + -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM centesimal

cen·tes·i·mal·ly, adverb

Words nearby centesimal

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, center spread, Centerville, center-weighted light meter, center wheel, centesimal, centesimo, centesis, centi-, centiare, centibar
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Example sentences from the Web for centesimal

  • Table showing the centesimal proportion of crime in relation to education in the under-mentioned years.

    Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844|Various
  • Its usefulness arises from its decimal or centesimal division, and the fact that 10 square chains make an acre.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various
  • On account of the solar equation S, the epact J must be diminished by unity every centesimal year, excepting always the fourth.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various

British Dictionary definitions for centesimal

centesimal
/ (sɛnˈtɛsɪməl) /

noun

hundredth

adjective

relating to division into hundredths

Derived forms of centesimal

centesimally, adverb

Word Origin for centesimal

C17: from Latin centēsimus, from centum hundred
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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