centiare
[ sen-tee-air; French sahn-tyar ]
/ ˈsɛn tiˌɛər; French sɑ̃ˈtyar /
noun, plural cen·ti·ares [sen-tee-airz; French sahn-tyar] /ˈsɛn tiˌɛərz; French sɑ̃ˈtyar/.
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca
Also
centare.
Words nearby centiare
centerville,
centesimal,
centesimo,
centesis,
centi-,
centiare,
centibar,
centigrade,
centigram,
centile,
centiliter
Example sentences from the Web for centiare
The tenth part of an are is called a dciare, and a hundredth part a centiare.
British Dictionary definitions for centiare
centiare
centare (ˈsɛntɛə, French sɑ̃tar)
/ (ˈsɛntɪˌɛə, French sɑ̃tjar) /
noun
a unit of area equal to one square metre
Word Origin for centiare
French, from
centi- +
are from Latin
ārea; see
are ²,
area