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单词 cental
释义

cental

[ sen-tl ]
/ ˈsɛn tl /

noun

hundredweight (def. 1).
Chiefly British. a hundredweight of 112 pounds (50.8 kilograms).

Origin of cental

First recorded in 1865–70; from Latin cent(um) 100 + (quint)al

Words nearby cental

censure, census, census taker, census tract, cent, cental, centare, centas, centaur, centaurea, centaurs
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Example sentences from the Web for cental

  • A hundredweight contains 112 pounds avoirdupois; a cental of 100 pounds is common in America, and is a legal British weight.

    The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3|Various
  • This was true particularly of the wealthy noble family to whom belonged the fief of Cental, perhaps at a somewhat later date.

    The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Henry Martyn Baird

British Dictionary definitions for cental

cental
/ (ˈsɛntəl) /

noun

a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)

Word Origin for cental

C19: from Latin centum hundred
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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