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== English == === Etymology === From French centi- and its etymon Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of hecato- and hecto-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.tə/, /ˈsɛn.tɪ/, /ˈsɛn.ti/ === Prefix === centi- one-hundredth (specifically) In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-2. Symbol: c hundred Synonyms: hecato-, hecto- centimillionaire ==== Usage notes ==== This prefix is used somewhat less frequently since the centimetre–gram–second (CGS) system of units was superseded as a technical standard by the metre–kilogram–second (MKS) system of units and then the International System of Units (SI). For example, "1 cm" (one centimetre) may often be written instead as either "10 mm" or "0.01 m", depending on scientific discipline. However, the use of centimetres is still quite common both in the literature of the health sciences and in general education. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === ceint, cetin == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [t͡sɛntɪ ] === Prefix === centi- centi- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “centi-”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 centi- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017 == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin centum. === Prefix === centi- centi- === References === “centi-” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French centi-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛn.ti/ === Prefix === centi- centi- == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɑ̃.ti/ === Prefix === centi- centi- == Hungarian == === Etymology === From Latin centum (“hundred”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈt͡sɛnti] Hyphenation: cen‧ti === Prefix === centi- (noun prefix) centi- ‎centi- + ‎méter (“meter”) → ‎centiméter (“centimeter”) ==== Derived terms ==== centigramm centiméter === References === == Italian == === Prefix === centi- centi- ==== Related terms ==== cent cento === Anagrams === cinte == Latin == === Etymology === From centum (“hundred”). === Prefix === centi- one hundred-, hundred-; indicates a count of one hundred items ==== Derived terms ==== == Portuguese == === Prefix === centi- centi- (one hundredth) === Further reading === “centi-”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “centi-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin centi-, from centum (“hundred”). === Prefix === centi- centi- (one hundredth, 10-2) centi- (hundred) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “centi-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025