centesimal

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US/sɛnˈtɛsəməl/

adjective

Divided into a hundred parts.

Similar
centigradehundredth100thordinal
OriginLatin centēsimus →
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Meanings

adjectivecentesimal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDivided into a hundred parts.

    Synonyms: centigrade

  2. not comparableDescribing a hundredth part.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveDivided into a hundred parts.

Similar
centigrade

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivethe ordinal number of one hundred in counting order

Similar
hundredth100thordinal
Also see
celsiuscentigradehundredth

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latincentēsimus
  2. Englishcentesimal

From Latin centēsimus + -al.

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Translations

Catalan centesimal
  • centesimaldivided into a hundred parts
French centésimal
  • centésimaldivided into a hundred parts
Italian centesimale, centesimale
  • centesimaledivided into a hundred parts
  • centesimaledescribing a hundredth part
Polish setny, centezymalny
  • setnydivided into a hundred parts
  • centezymalnydivided into a hundred parts
  • setnydescribing a hundredth part
  • centezymalnydescribing a hundredth part

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

centesimal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centesimal

MLA

“centesimal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centesimal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “centesimal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/centesimal.

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