Part 1746

<hw>Cen*tif"i*dous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>centifidus</ets>; <ets>centum + findere</ets> to split.]</ety> <def>Divided into a hundred parts.</def>

<h1>Centifolious</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen`ti*fo"li*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>centifolius</ets>; <ets>centum + folium</ets> leaf.]</ety> <def>Having a hundred leaves.</def>

<h1>Centigrade</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen"ti*grade</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>centum</ets> a hundred + <ets>gradus</ets> degree: cf. F. <ets>centigrade</ets>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. Spesifically: of or pertaining the centigrade thermometer; <as>as, 10\'f8 <ex>centigrade</ex> (or 10\'f8 <i>C</i></as>.).</def>

<cs><col>Centigrade thermometer</col>, <cd>a thermometer having the zero or 0 at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and the distance between that and the point indicating the boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees. It is called also the <altname>Celsius thermometer</altname>, from Anders Celsius, the originator of this scale.</cd></cs>

<h1>Centigram, Centigramme</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw><hw>Cen"ti*gram</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Cen"ti*gramme</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>centigramme</ets>; <ets>centi-</ets> (L. <ets>centum</ets>) + <ets>gramme</ets>. See <er>Gram</er>.]</ety> <def>The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See <er>Gram</er>.</def>

<h1>Centiliter, Centilitre</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw><hw>Cen"ti*li`ter</hw>, <hw>Cen"ti*li`tre</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>centilitre</ets>; <ets>centi</ets> (L. <ets>centum</ets>) + <ets>litre</ets>. See <er>Liter</er>.]</ety> <def>The hundredth part of a liter; a measure of volume or capacity equal to a little more than six tenths (0.6102) of a cubic inch, or one third (0.338) of a fluid ounce.</def>

<h1>Centiloquy</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen*til"o*quy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>centum</ets> hundred + <ets>logui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>A work divided into a hundred parts.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Burton.</i>

<h1>Centime</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen`time"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>centesimus</ets>. See <er>Centesimal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(F. Coinage)</fld> <def>The hundredth part of a franc; a small French copper coin and money of account.</def>

<h1>Centimeter, Centimetre</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw><hw>Cen"ti*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Cen"ti*me`tre</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>centim\'8atre</ets>; <ets>centi-</ets> (L. <ets>centum</ets>) + <ets>m\'8atre</ets>. See <er>Meter</er>.]</ety> <def>The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See <er>Meter</er>.</def>

<h1>Centinel</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen"ti*nel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Sentinel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sackville.</i>

<h1>Centinody</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen*tin"o*dy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>centum</ets> a hundred + <ets>nodus</ets> knot: cf. F. <ets>centinode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A weed with a sterm of many joints (<spn>Illecebrum verticillatum</spn>); also, the <spn>Polygonum aviculare</spn> or knotgrass.</def>

<h1>Centiped</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen"ti*ped</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>centipeda</ets>; <ets>centum</ets> a hundred + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: cf. F. <ets>centip\'8ade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of the <spn>Myriapoda</spn>; esp. the large, flattened, venomous kinds of the order Chilopoda, found in tropical climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of feet.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>centipede</asp> (<?/).]</altsp>

<h1>Centistere</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cen"ti*stere</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>centist\'8are</ets>; <ets>centi-</ets> (l. <ets>centum</ets>) + <ets>st\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>The hundredth part of a stere, equal to .353 cubic feet.</def>

<h1>Centner</h1> <Xpage=230>

<hw>Cent"ner</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>centner</ets> a hundred-weight, fr. L. <ets>centenarius</ets> of a hundred, fr. <ets>centum</ets> a hundred.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Metal. & Assaying)</fld> <def>A weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts.</def>