Centipede-grass
a slow-growing grass, Eremochloa ophiuroides, introduced into the U.S. from China and used for lawns in warm areas.
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- Centipoise
a centimeter-gram-second unit of viscosity, equal to 1/100 (0.01) poise. Abbreviation: cP, cp. noun one hundredth of a poise. 1 centipoise is equal to 0.001 newton second per square metre centipoise cen·ti·poise (sěn’tə-poiz’) n. A unit in the centimeter-gram-second system that is of dynamic viscosity equal to one hundredth (10-2) of a poise. centipoise (sěn’tə-poiz’) […]
- Centistoke
a centimeter-gram-second unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to 1/100 (0.01) stoke. Abbreviation: cS, cs. centistoke cen·ti·stoke (sěn’tĭ-stōk’) n. A unit of kinematic viscosity that equals one hundredth of a stoke.
- Centistere
one 100th of a stere.
- Centner
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois. a unit of 100 kilograms. Historical Examples noun Also called (esp US) short hundredweight. a unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms) (in some European countries) a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds) a […]
- Cento
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors. anything composed of incongruous parts; conglomeration. Obsolete. a patchwork. a former organization (1959–79) for economic and military cooperation, established as successor to the Baghdad Pact, and comprising Great Britain, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey. The U.S. had affiliate status. […]