centigram

centigram
/sen"ti gram'/, n.
one 100th of a gram, equivalent to 0.1543 grain. Abbr.: cg Also, esp. Brit., centigramme.
[1795-1805; < F centigramme. See CENTI-, -GRAM2]

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  • centigram — CENTIGRÁM, centigrame, s.n. Măsură subdivizionară de greutate care reprezintă a suta parte dintr un gram. – Din fr. centigramme. Trimis de valeriu, 03.03.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  centigrám s. n. (sil. gram), pl. centigráme; simb. cg Trimis de siveco …   Dicționar Român

  • centigram — UK [ˈsentɪɡræm] / US [ˈsentɪˌɡræm] or centigramme UK / US noun [countable] Word forms centigram : singular centigram plural centigrams Word forms centigramme : singular centigramme plural centigrammes a unit for measuring weight in the metric… …   English dictionary

  • Centigram — Cen ti*gram, Centigramme Cen ti*gramme, n. [F. centigramme; centi (L. centum) + gramme. See {Gram}.] The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See {Gram}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • centigram — [sen′təgram΄] n. [Fr centigramme: see CENTI & GRAM1] one hundredth of a gram (0.154 grain): abbrev. cg …   English World dictionary

  • centigram — cen|ti|gram sb., met, centigram, mene (fork.: cg) …   Dansk ordbog

  • centigram — s ( met, centigram, best. pl. men) MÅTT hundradels gram …   Clue 9 Svensk Ordbok

  • centigram — noun Date: 1801 see metric system table …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • centigram — One hundredth of a gram; 0.15432358 grain. * * * cen·ti·gram or chiefly Brit cen·ti·gramme .gram n a unit of mass and weight equal to 1/100 gram …   Medical dictionary

  • centigram — cen|ti|gram Mot Agut Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • centigrám — s. n. (sil. gram), pl. centigráme; simb. cg …   Romanian orthography

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