centner
Meanings
Plural: centners
Noun
- a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms
- in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
- a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
- A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
- A nonstandard metric unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used as an agricultural measure in Eastern Bloc countries (similar to a bushel).
Origin / Etymology
Probably from Low German, cp. German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight. Doublet of centenary, kantar, and quintal.
Synonyms
cental, cwt, doppelzentner, hundredweight, metric hundredweight, quintal, short hundredweight
Scrabble Score: 9
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