centi-
pref.（前缀）
语源
pref.（前缀）
- One hundredth part (10-2):
百分之一（10-2）：
centiliter.
厘升 - One hundred:
一百：
centipede.
蜈蚣
语源
- French
法语 - from Latin centi- [hundred]
源自 拉丁语 centi- [百] - from centum * see dek©
源自 centum *参见 dek©
centi- or (before a vowel) cent-
prefix
denoting one hundredth
⇒
centimetrec
rare. denoting a hundred
⇒
centipede
Origin
from French, from Latin centum hundredcenti-
Word Origin
1
a combining form meaning “hundredth” or “hundred,” used in the formation of compound words:
centiliter; centimeter; centipede.
Also, especially before a vowel, cent-.
Origin
< Latin, combining form of centum
Related Words
- cent-
- centiare
- centibar
- centigrade
- centigram
- centiliter
centi-a prefix denoting 10-2 of a given unit, as in centigram. Symbol: c
Also, (before vowels), cent-. [Latin, combining form of centum hundred]
centi-
combining form
centipede
2. one hundredth part of
centimeter
combining form
ETYMOLOGY French & Latin; French, hundredth, from Latin, hundred, from centum — more at hundred
1. hundredcentipede
2. one hundredth part of
centimeter
centi-
combining form
used commonly in units of measurement ［常用于度量单位］
1.
- one hundredth表示“百分之一”：
-
centilitre.
2.
- hundred表示“百”：
-
centigrade
centipede.
词源
from Latin centum 'hundred'.
1810 Naval Chron. XXIV. 301Centiar, square meter.
Ibid. ,Centistere = 0·2920 cubic feet.
centi-
word-forming element meaning "one hundred" or "one hundredth part," used in English from c.1800, from the French metric system, from Latin centi-, comb. form of centum "one hundred" (see hundred).
ORIGIN: Latin , from centum a hundred: see -i-
centi-
combining form.
100: Centigrade = 100-degree.
(in the metric system) 1/100 of a unit:
Centimeter= 1/100 of a meter.
[< Latin centum hundred]
centi-
combining form
Etymology: French & Latin; French, hundredth, from Latin, hundred, from centum hundred — more at hundred
1. : hundred
< centipede >
2. : hundredth part
< centimeter >
< centinormal >
— chiefly in terms belonging to the metric system
1.
< centipede >
2.
< centimeter >
< centinormal >
— chiefly in terms belonging to the metric system
centi-
Etymology
From Latin centum, hundred via French.
Prefix
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- hundred; one-hundredth
- 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".