Definition of centner Centner

/sɛˈntnɚ/ - [sentner] - cent•ner

We found 6 definitions of centner from 5 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: centners

centner - in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
  metric weight unit, weight unit a decimal unit of weight based on the gram
  doppelzentner, metric hundredweight, centner, hundredweight in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • centner (Noun)
    A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • centner (n.)
    A weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts.
  • centner (n.)
    The commercial hundredweight in several of the continental countries, varying in different places from 100 to about 112 pounds.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • centner
    sent′ner, n. a common name on the Continent for a hundredweight

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