centi-

See also:centi

English

Etymology

FromFrenchcenti-and its etymonLatincenti-,fromcentum(“hundred”).Doubletofhecato-andhecto-.

Prefix

SI prefix

c	Previous:	milli-
	Next:	deci-

centi-

2. one-hundredth
   1. (specifically)In theInternational System of Unitsand othermetricsystems of units, multiplying theunitto which it is attached by 10^-2.Symbol: c
4. hundred

   Synonyms:hecato-,hecto-

   centimillionaire

Usage notes

This prefix is used somewhat less frequently since thecentimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of unitswas superseded as atechnical standardby themetre–kilogram–second (MKS) system of unitsand then theInternational System of Units (SI).For example, "1 cm" (one centimetre) may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- (hundred)

English terms prefixed with centi- (hundredth)

Translations

10^-2

• Belarusian:санты-(santy-)
• Bulgarian:санти-(santi-)
• Chinese:Li- (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-)
• Tagalog:kadan-
• Thai:เซนติ-(sen-dtì-)
• Yiddish:צענטי־(tsenti-)

Anagrams

• ceint,cetin

Czech

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with centi-

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

FromLatincentum.

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed fromFrenchcenti-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈsɛn.ti/

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

Dutch terms prefixed with centi-

French

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

Hungarian

Etymology

FromLatincentum(“hundred”).

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

centi-

1. (noun prefix)centi-

   ‎centi-+ ‎méter(“meter”)→ ‎centiméter(“centimeter”)

Derived terms

• centigramm
• centiméter

Italian

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-

Related terms

• cent
• cento

Anagrams

• cinte

Latin

Etymology

Fromcentum(“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

Portuguese

Prefix

centi-

1. centi-(one hundredth)