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English

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Etymology

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From French centi- and its etymon Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”).[1][2] Doublet of hecato- and hecto-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.tə/, /ˈsɛn.ti/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Prefix

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centi-

  1. one-hundredth
    1. (specifically) 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
  2. hundred Synonyms: hecato-, hecto- centimillionaire

Usage notes

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This prefix is used somewhat less frequently since the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units was superseded as a technical standard by the metre–kilogram–second (MKS) system of units and then the International System of Units (SI).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

[edit] English terms prefixed with centi- (hundred) centibillion centibillionaire centifidous centigrade centile centillion centimillennium centimillion centimillionaire centiped centipede English terms prefixed with centi- (hundredth) centiamp centiampere centiare centiban centibar centibel centicoin centiday centigram centigramme centigray centikatal centiliter centilitre centimetre centimetric centimole centimorgan centinewton centinormal centipawn centipoise centisecond centisome centistoke centistokes centiwatt

Translations

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  • Belarusian: санты- (santy-)
  • 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- (hu)
  • Ido: centi-
  • Indonesian: senti-
  • Ingrian: santi-
  • Japanese: センチ- (senchi-)
  • Malay: senti- (ms)
  • Marathi: शति- (śati-)
  • Nepali: शति- (śati-)
  • Norwegian: Bokmål: centi-, c (no) (abbreviation)
  • Polish: centy-
  • Portuguese: centi- (pt)
  • Russian: санти- (ru) (santi-)
  • Spanish: centi- (es)
  • Tagalog: kadan-
  • Thai: เซนติ- (sen-dtì-)
  • Vietnamese: xen-ti, xăng-ti
  • Yiddish: צענטי־ (tsenti-)

References

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  1. ^ “centi-, combining form.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  2. ^ “centi-, comb. form”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

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  • ceint, cetin

Czech

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡sɛncɪ ]

Prefix

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centi-

  1. centi-

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • “centi-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • centi- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish

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Etymology

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From Latin centum.

Prefix

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centi-

  1. centi-
Danish terms prefixed with centi- centimeter

References

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  • “centi-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:centi-Wikipedia nl

Etymology

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Borrowed from French centi-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.ti/
  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

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centi-

  1. centi-
Dutch terms prefixed with centi- centigram centiliter centimeter centiseconde

French

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (France (Paris)):(file)
  • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

Prefix

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centi-

  1. centi-

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From Latin centum (“hundred”).[1]

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

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centi-

  1. (noun prefix) centi- ‎centi- + ‎méter (“meter”) → ‎centiméter (“centimeter”)

Derived terms

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  • centigramm
  • centiméter

References

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  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Italian

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Prefix

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centi-

  1. centi-
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  • cent
  • cento

Anagrams

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  • cinte

Latin

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Etymology

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From centum (“hundred”).

Prefix

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centi-

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

Derived terms

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  • centiceps
  • centifidus
  • centifolia
  • centimanus
  • centimetrum
  • centinōdius
  • centipeda
  • centipelliō
  • centipēs

Portuguese

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Prefix

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centi-

  1. centi- (one hundredth)

Further reading

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  • “centi-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
  • “centi-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”).

Prefix

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centi-

  1. centi- (one hundredth, 10-2)
  2. centi- (hundred)

Derived terms

[edit] Spanish terms prefixed with centi- centigramo centimano centímetro centisegundo

Further reading

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  • “centi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

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