CENTNER


Meaning of CENTNER in English

/sent"neuhr/ , n.

1. (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.

2. a unit of 100 kilograms.

[ 1675-85 for sense "hundredweight"; Zentner, OHG centenari centenarius of a hundred; see CENTENARY ]

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