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单词 centner
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centner

[ sent-ner ]
/ ˈsɛnt nər /

noun

(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
a unit of 100 kilograms.

Origin of centner

1675–85 for sense “hundredweight”; <Low German; compare German Zentner,Old High German centenari<Latin centēnārius of a hundred; see centenary

Words nearby centner

centipede, centipede grass, centipoise, centistere, centistoke, centner, cento, centr-, centra, centrad, central
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Example sentences from the Web for centner

  • At first sight it might appear from this statement that where Agricola uses the word centumpondium he means the German centner.

    De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola

  • Therefore, less went to the farmers for their wheat per bushel or centner.

    Principles of Political Economy|Arthur Latham Perry

  • Centner, sent′ner, n. a common name on the Continent for a hundredweight.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for centner

centner
/ (ˈsɛntnə) /

noun

Also called (esp US): short hundredweight a unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)
(in some European countries) a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds)
a unit of weight equivalent to 100 kilograms

Word Origin for centner

C17: from German Zentner, ultimately from Latin centēnārius of a hundred; see centenary
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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