centner

cent·ner

 (sĕnt′nər)

n.

1.

a. A unit of weight in Germany and Scandinavia corresponding to the hundredweight and equal to 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds).

b. A unit of weight in parts of the former Soviet Union equal to 100 kilograms (220.46 pounds).

2. An assaying unit equal to one dram.

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[German Zentner, from Old High German cëntenāri, from Latin centēnārius, of a hundred; see centenary.]

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centner

(ˈsɛntnə)

n

1. (Units) Also called (esp US): short hundredweight a unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)

2. (Units) (in some European countries) a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds)

3. (Units) a unit of weight equivalent to 100 kilograms

[C17: from German Zentner, ultimately from Latin centēnārius of a hundred; see centenary]

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cent•ner

(ˈsɛnt nər)

n.

1. (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.

2. a unit of 100 kilograms.

[1675–85; < Low German; compare German Zentner, Old High German centenari < Latin centēnārius of a hundred; see centenary]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	centner - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram centner - in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms quintal - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
	2.	centner - in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram myg, myriagram - one ten thousandth of a centner centner, doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
	3.	centner - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds cental, cwt, short hundredweight, hundredweight, quintal avoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weights quarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds) net ton, short ton, ton - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

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