centi-

See also: centi

English

Etymology

From Latin centum (“hundred”), via French.

Prefix

SI prefix

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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This prefix is used somewhat less frequently since the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units was superseded as a technical standard by the metre–kilogram–second (MKS) system of units and then the International System of Units (SI). For example, "1 cm" (one centimetre) may often be written instead as either "10 mm" or "0.01 m", depending on scientific discipline. However, the use of centimetres is still quite common both in the literature of the health sciences and in general education.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with centi-

Related terms

• centigram
• centilitre
• centimetre
• centiare
• centipede

Translations

10^-2

• Bulgarian: санти- (santi-)
• Chinese: 厘- (lí-)
• Czech: centi- (cs)
• Dutch: centi- (nl)
• Finnish: sentti- (fi)
• French: centi- (fr)
• Galician: centi- (gl)
• German: zenti-
• Hebrew: -סנטי (sant'i-)
• Hindi: शति- (śati-)
• Hungarian: centi-
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Ido: centi-
• Indonesian: senti-
• Japanese: センチ- (senchi-)
• Malay: senti-
• Marathi: शति- (śati-)
• Nepali: शति- (śati-)
• Polish: centy-
• Portuguese: centi- (pt)
• Russian: санти- (ru) (santi-)
• Tagalog: kadan-
• Yiddish: צענטי־ (tsenti-)

See also

• hecto-

Anagrams

• ceint, cetin

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Czech

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with centi-

Further reading

• Template:R:SSJC
• Template:R:Slovnik afixu

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin centum.

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

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Dutch

Etymology

From French centi-.

Pronunciation

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Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

Dutch terms prefixed with centi-

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French

Pronunciation

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Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin centum (“hundred”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sɛnti]
• Hyphenation: cen‧ti

Prefix

centi-

1. (noun prefix) centi-

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

Derived terms

• centigramm
• centiméter

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian prefixes

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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

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Portuguese

Prefix

centi-

1. centi- (one hundredth)