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centi- /sentə/ (also cent- /sent/) prefix [in nouns]  1  XXa hundred 一百 a centipede (=creature with 100 legs) 百足虫，蜈蚣2  TMa 100th part of a unit 厘，百分之一 a centimetre (=0.01 metres) 一厘米

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centi-• a centimeterFrom Longman Business Dictionarycenti-centi- /sentə/ prefix in the METRIC SYSTEM, one hundredth part of a unita centimetre (=0.01 metres)Origin centi- French Latin, from centum; → CENT

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centi- /sentə, sentɪ/ (also cent- /sent/) prefix [in nouns]1. a hundred:
    a centipede (=creature with 100 legs)
2. a 100th part of a unit:
    a centimetre (=0.01 metres)

centi-BrE /ˈsentɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsentɪ/ 🔊 combining form (in nouns 构成名词) hundred 一百◆centipede蜈蚣 (often used in units of measurement 常用于计量单位) one hundredth 百分之一◆centimetre厘米