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单词 quintal
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quintal


quin·tal

Q0036500 (kwĭnt′l)n.1. A unit of mass in the metric system equal to 100 kilograms.2. See hundredweight.
[Middle English, a unit of weight, from Old French, from Medieval Latin quintāle, from Arabic qinṭār, from Late Greek kentēnarion, from Late Latin centēnārium (pondus), hundred(weight), from Latin centēnārius, of a hundred; see centenary.]

quintal

(ˈkwɪntəl) n1. (Units) a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds2. (Units) a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms[C15: via Old French from Arabic qintār, possibly from Latin centēnārius consisting of a hundred]

quin•tal

(ˈkwɪn tl)

n. 1. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (220.5 avoirdupois pounds). 2. hundredweight. [1425–75; late Middle English < Medieval Latin quintāle < Arabic qinṭār weight of a hundred pounds. See centenary]
Thesaurus
Noun1.quintal - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilogramsmetric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gramcentner, doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight - a unit of weight equal to 100 kilogramsmetric ton, tonne, MT, t - a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms
2.quintal - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 poundscental, cwt, short hundredweight, hundredweight, centneravoirdupois unit - any of the units of the avoirdupois system of weightsquarter - a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)net ton, short ton, ton - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
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quintal


quintal

1. a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds 2. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

Quintal

 

(in Russian, tsentner), a subsidiary unit of weight equal to 100 kg. The Russian abbreviation is ts; in countries where the Latin alphabet is used, the abbreviation is q. In certain countries, a unit equal to 100 pounds is called a quintal. In the English system of measures, a unit equal to 100 pounds is called a short hundredweight, or (chiefly in Great Britain) a cental.

quintal

[′kwint·əl] (science and technology) hundredweight (mechanics) metric centner

quintal


quintal

An obsolete, non-SI (International System) unit of mass, equal to 100 kg.

Quintal


QUINTAL. A weight of one hundred pounds

Quintal


Quintal

1. In South Asia and some European countries, a measure of weight equivalent to 100 kilograms. It is commonly used in India in the trade of agricultural goods.

2. In Germany, a measure of weight equivalent to 50 kilgrams.
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quintal


  • noun

Synonyms for quintal

noun a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

Related Words

  • metric weight unit
  • weight unit
  • centner
  • doppelzentner
  • hundredweight
  • metric hundredweight
  • metric ton
  • tonne
  • MT
  • t

noun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

Synonyms

  • cental
  • cwt
  • short hundredweight
  • hundredweight
  • centner

Related Words

  • avoirdupois unit
  • quarter
  • net ton
  • short ton
  • ton
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