centesimal

[ sen-tes-uh-muhl ]

/ sɛnˈtɛs ə məl /

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adjective

hundredth; pertaining to division into hundredths.

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Origin of centesimal

1675–85; <Latin centēsim(us) hundredth (cent(um) 100 + -ēsimus ordinal suffix) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM centesimal

cen·tes·i·mal·ly, adverb

Words nearby centesimal

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, center spread, Centerville, center-weighted light meter, center wheel, centesimal, centesimo, centesis, centi-, centiare, centibar

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How to use centesimal in a sentence

On account of the solar equation S, the epact J must be diminished by unity every centesimal year, excepting always the fourth.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4|Various
From this preparation, which I used as the mother-tincture, I obtained attenuations up to the thirties centesimal scale.
Apis Mellifica|C. W. Wolf
Its usefulness arises from its decimal or centesimal division, and the fact that 10 square chains make an acre.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6|Various
The trigonometrical results are given for every hundred-thousandth of the quadrant (10″ centesimal or 3″.24 sexagesimal).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8|Various

Table showing the centesimal proportion of crime in relation to education in the under-mentioned years.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844|Various

British Dictionary definitions for centesimal

centesimal

/ (sɛnˈtɛsɪməl) /

noun

hundredth

adjective

relating to division into hundredths

Derived forms of centesimal

centesimally, adverb

Word Origin for centesimal

C17: from Latin centēsimus, from centum hundred

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