centesimal
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of centesimal
1675–85; < Latin centēsim ( us ) hundredth ( cent ( um ) 100 + -ēsimus ordinal suffix) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Comparative experiments led us to believe that in general the nights at Cumanacoa are from two to three, and the days from four to five centesimal degrees cooler than at the port of Cumana.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
Three fingers of right hand in 150 fraternal couplets—resemblance measured on centesimal scale 182 XXVII.
From Finger Prints by Sir Francis Galton
It is required to express the relationship between the right and left ring-fingers on a centesimal scale, in which 0° shall stand for no relationship at all, and 100° for the closest possible relationship.
From Finger Prints by Sir Francis Galton
From this preparation, which I used as the mother-tincture, I obtained attenuations up to the thirties centesimal scale.
From Apis Mellifica or, The Poison of the Honey-Bee, Considered as a Therapeutic Agent by C. W. Wolf
The magnetic dip is always measured in this work, according to the centesimal division, if the contrary be not expressly mentioned.
From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 by Thomasina Ross
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