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  • 111cen|til|lion — «sehn TIHL yuhn», noun. 1. (in the U.S. and France) 1 with 303 zeros following it. 2. (in Great Britain) 1 with 600 zeros following it. ╂[< centi + (mi)llion] …

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  • 112cen|ti|me|ter-can|dle — «SEHN tuh MEE tuhr KAN duhl», noun. a unit of illumination equal to one phot …

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  • 113cen|ti|me|ter-gram-sec|ond — «SEHN tuh MEE tuhr GRAM SEHK uhnd», adjective. having to do with a system of measurement used in scientific calculations in which the centimeter is the unit of length, the gram is the unit of mass, and the second is the unit of time. Abbr: c.g.s …

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  • 114cen|ti|me|ter — «SEHN tuh MEE tuhr», noun. a measure of length in the metric system equal to 1/100 of a meter; 0.3937 inch. Abbr: cm. ╂[< French centimètre < centi centi + mètre meter] …

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  • 115cen|ti|me|tre — «SEHN tuh MEE tuhr», noun. Especially British. centimeter …

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  • 116cen|time — «SAHN teem», noun. 1. a) a coin formerly used in Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. b) a coin used in several countries having the franc as the unit of currency. It is worth 1/100 of a franc. 2. a coin of Haiti, worth 1/100 of a gourde. Abbr: c.… …

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  • 117cen|ti|mil|lion|aire — «SEHN tuh MIHL yuh NAIR», noun. a millionaire with a hundred million or more dollars. pounds, or other denomination. ╂[< centi 100 + millionaire] …

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  • 118cen|tip|e|dal — «sehn TIHP uh duhl», adjective. of or having to do with the centipedes …

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  • 119cen|ti|pede — «SEHN tuh peed», noun. a flat, wormlike animal with many pairs of legs; chilopod. The first pair of legs are clawlike and in some cases contain poison glands. The bite of some centipedes is painful. Centipedes vary in length from an inch or so to …

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  • 120cen|ti|stere — «SEHN tuh stihr», noun. a unit of volume in the metric system equal to 1/100 of a stere. ╂[< French centistère < centi centi + stère stere] …

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