[ 'kwɪnt(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 a unit of weight equal to a hundredweight (112 lb) or, formerly, 100 lb.
2》 a unit of weight equal to 100 kg.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from med. L. ~e , from Arab. ḳinṭār , based on L. centenarius 'containing a hundred'.
[ 'kwɪnt(ə)l ]
■ noun
1》 a unit of weight equal to a hundredweight (112 lb) or, formerly, 100 lb.
2》 a unit of weight equal to 100 kg.
Origin
ME: via OFr. from med. L. ~e , from Arab. ḳinṭār , based on L. centenarius 'containing a hundred'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004