Definitions for centner
ˈsɛnt nərcent·ner

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. hundredweight, metric hundredweight, doppelzentner, centnernoun

   a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

2. centnernoun

   in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms

3. hundredweight, cwt, short hundredweight, centner, cental, quintalnoun

   a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. centnernoun

   A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.

2. Etymology: Probably from Lower German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. centner

   The quintal or centner is a historical unit of mass in many countries which is usually defined as 100 base units, such as pounds or kilograms. It is a traditional unit of weight in France, Portugal, and Spain and their former colonies. It is commonly used for grain prices in wholesale markets in Ethiopia and India, where 1 quintal = 100 kg.In British English, it referred to the hundredweight; in American English, it formerly referred to an uncommon measure of 100 kilograms. Languages drawing its cognate name for the weight from Romance languages include French, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish quintal, Italian quintale, Esperanto kvintalo, Polish kwintal. Languages taking their cognates from Germanicized centner include the German Zentner, Lithuanian centneris, Swedish centner, Polish cetnar, Russian and Ukrainian центнер (tsentner), Estonian tsentner and Spanish centena. Many European languages have come to translate both the imperial and American hundredweight as their cognate form of quintal or centner.

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1. centner

   A centner is a unit of weight that was previously used in various countries across Europe. Its value varied from country to country, but it typically ranged between 45 kg and 100 kg. In the metric system, a centner is equal to 100 kilograms. It was often used in agriculture for weighing crops or livestock. It is a historical unit and not widely used today.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Centnernoun

   a weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts

2. Centnernoun

   the commercial hundredweight in several of the continental countries, varying in different places from 100 to about 112 pounds

3. Etymology: [Cf. G. centner a hundred-weight, fr. L. centenarius of a hundred, fr. centum a hundred.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Centner

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

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CENTNER

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Centner is ranked #51941 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Centner surname appeared 400 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Centner.
   
   94.2% or 377 total occurrences were White.
   2.2% or 9 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Avoirdupois Unit
   • Metric Weight Unit

How to pronounce centner?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say centner in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of centner in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of centner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of centner in a Sentence

1. Centner Academy:

   Centner Academy's policy was enacted as a prudent precautionary measure after much thoughtful deliberation, to be clear, the school leadership does not believe that one who is vaccinated can infect another person with COVID. Further, the school is not opining on whether a vaccinated person can negatively impact others.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=centner
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Centner
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centner
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centner
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=centner
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html