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centesimal

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Divided into a hundred parts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: centigrade

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Describing a hundredth part.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

relating to or divided into hundredths

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

the ordinal number of one hundred in counting order

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hundredth, 100th

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin centēsimus + -al.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: centesimal — divided into a hundred parts
  • French: centésimal — divided into a hundred parts
  • Italian: centesimale — divided into a hundred parts
  • Polish: setny — divided into a hundred parts
  • Polish: centezymalny — divided into a hundred parts
  • Italian: centesimale — describing a hundredth part
  • Polish: setny — describing a hundredth part
  • Polish: centezymalny — describing a hundredth part