centi-

English

Etymology

From Latin centum, hundred via French.

Prefix

SI prefix
c
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centi-

1. hundred; one-hundredth
2. 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

Usage notes

This prefix is not used in official scientific contexts. For example, "1 cm" (one centimetre) is written instead as either "10 mm" or "0.01 m".

Translations

10^-2

• Bulgarian: санти- (bg) (santi-)
• Chinese: 厘- (lí-)
• Finnish: sentti- (fi)
• French: centi- (fr)

• Hebrew: -סנטי (sant'i-)
• Japanese: センチ- (ja) (senchi-)
• Malay: senti- (ms)
• Polish: centy-
• Russian: санти- (ru) (santi-) 

Related terms

• centigram
• centilitre
• centimetre
• centiare
• centipede

See also

• hecto-

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French

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtsɛnti/
• Hyphenation: cen‧ti

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

   méter (“meter”) → centiméter (“centimeter”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian words prefixed with centi-

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Italian

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

Related terms

• cent
• cento

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Latin

Etymology

From centum (“hundred”)

Prefix

centi-

1. one hundred-, hundred-; indicates a count of one hundred items

Derived terms

centiceps centifidus centifolia centimanus

centimetrum centinōdius centipeda centipelliō centipēs