Centner Definition
sĕntnər
noun
In some European countries, a commercial weight approximately equal to the British hundredweight.
Webster's New World
A unit of weight in parts of the former Soviet Union equal to 100 kilograms (220.46 pounds).
American Heritage
An assaying unit equal to one dram.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- cwt
- quintal
- cental
- short hundredweight
- hundredweight
- doppelzentner
- metric hundredweight
Other Word Forms of Centner
Noun
Singular:
centner
Plural:
centnersOrigin of Centner
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German Zentner from Old High German cëntenāri from Latin centēnārius of a hundred centenary
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Probably from Lower German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight
From Wiktionary
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