From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcenti-centi- /sentə/ (also cent- /sent/) prefix [in nouns] 1 XXa hundred a centipede (=creature with 100 legs)2 TMa 100th part of a unit a centimetre (=0.01 metres)
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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 