centesimal
[ sen-tes-uh-muh l ]
/ sɛnˈtɛs ə məl /
adjective
hundredth; pertaining to division into hundredths.
Origin of centesimal
OTHER WORDS FROM centesimal
cen·tes·i·mal·ly, adverbWords nearby centesimal
Example sentences from the Web for centesimal
Table showing the centesimal proportion of crime in relation to education in the under-mentioned years.
Its usefulness arises from its decimal or centesimal division, and the fact that 10 square chains make an acre.
On account of the solar equation S, the epact J must be diminished by unity every centesimal year, excepting always the fourth.
British Dictionary definitions for centesimal
centesimal
/ (sɛnˈtɛsɪməl) /
noun
hundredth
adjective
relating to division into hundredths
Derived forms of centesimal
centesimally, adverbWord Origin for centesimal
C17: from Latin
centēsimus, from
centum hundred