CENT-


Meaning of CENT- in English

centi- /sentə, sentɪ/ BrE AmE ( also cent- /sent/) prefix [in nouns]

[ Language: French ; Origin: Latin , from centum ; ⇨ ↑ cent ]

1 . a hundred:

a centipede (=creature with 100 legs)

2 . a 100th part of a unit:

a centimetre (=0.01 metres)

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.