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cental
cen·tal C0196500 (sĕn′tl)n. See hundredweight. [From Latin centum, hundred; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]cental (ˈsɛntəl) n (Units) a unit of weight equal to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)[C19: from Latin centum hundred]hun•dred•weight (ˈhʌn drɪdˌweɪt) n., pl. -weights, (as after a numeral) -weight. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbr.: cwt [1570–80] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cental - a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 poundscwt, short hundredweight, hundredweight, quintal, 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 |
cental
cental[′sent·əl] (science and technology) hundredweight cental
Synonyms for centalnoun a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 poundsSynonyms- cwt
- short hundredweight
- hundredweight
- quintal
- centner
Related Words- avoirdupois unit
- quarter
- net ton
- short ton
- ton
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