单词 | centesm |
释义 | † centesmn. Obsolete. A hundredth part, esp. of a unit of measurement. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [noun] > hundred > a hundredth hundredth parta1300 centesm1483 second1619 cent1667 centesimal1677 hundredth1774 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. ccccxxvijv/1 The centysme of the goodes of the forsayd bysshop. 1635 H. Gellibrand Disc. Variation Magneticall Needle 2 The Horizon..divided into 360 parts, and each part subdivided into Centesmes or Millesmes. 1692 J. Moxon Epitome Whole Art of War ii. 51 The Numbers are Rhynland Rods, and Centesmes of a Rod of 12 Feet. 1735 Philos. Trans. 1733–4 (Royal Soc.) 38 343 The Betna Barometer also is graduated, according to English Measure, into Inches and Centesms. 1770 C. Hutton Treat. Mensuration 552 You may convert centesms into inches and parts, and the contrary, without the table, by the following rule. 1854 A. Duncan Pract. Surveyor's Guide 57 The 10ths and centesms which may happen in the operations..may be exactly measured. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1483 |
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