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Which cent word is a hundredth part of a meter?

centimeter


Where did the word centimeter come from?

It came from the Greek word "centi" meaning one-hundredth. So it basically means one hundredth of a meter:) hope I helped;) add me on Facebook Iris Rose


How long is centimeters?

It's centimeters, is how it's spelled. I edited the question with correct spelling for you. They are less than half an inch long. 2.5 centimeters makes an inch. "centi-" means hundredth, originating from the latin word, " centen hundred" and "-meter" means measure. It is a hundredth of a meter, on metric terms.


What is another way of writing one hundredth of a meter as one word?

centimetre


How many millometers are in a meter?

1000. The part of the word "milli" means thousand.


What is the meaning of hundredth in math?

the word hundredth means the 2nd number after the decimal point


What part of a meter is 1 centimeter?

From Latin, 'centi' means '100' ( One Hundred) So 'centimetre is one hundredth of a metre. On the Metric Linear Scale. 10 mm = 1 cm 100 cm = 1 m 1000 m = 1 km. Notice it goes up in multiples of an 'hundred;, The word 'centimetre' from its Latin root means ' one hundredth of a measure'.


What is the word that refers to the hundredth part?

The word that refers to the hundredth part is "centi." It is derived from the Latin word "centum," meaning "hundred." In the metric system, "centi-" is used as a prefix to denote a factor of one hundredth, such as in the term "centimeter."


What word means the one hundredth year?

a century


How can you relate centum to a chart of basic metric prefixes?

Centum is a Latin word that means "hundred". In the metric system, centi- is a prefix that denotes a factor of one hundredth (1/100) of a base unit. For example, centimeter is one hundredth of a meter.


Which cent word means the one hundredth year?

century centenary centennial


What cent word means the one hundredth year?

Century, centennial, centenary