centesimal

American

[sen-tes-uh-muhl] / sɛnˈtɛs ə məl /

adjective

hundredth; pertaining to division into hundredths.

centesimal British

/ sɛnˈtɛsɪməl /

noun

hundredth

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adjective

relating to division into hundredths

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

centesimally

adverb

Etymology

Origin of centesimal

1675–85; < Latin centēsim ( us ) hundredth ( cent ( um ) 100 + -ēsimus ordinal suffix) + -al ¹

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