hundredweight
A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood asA measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as: A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
» The abbreviation for a hundredweight is 'cwt.', standing for its former name of 'centum weight'.
Значение
значений: 4A measure of weight containing a hundred pounds, variously understood as
(Канада, США)A unit of measurement containing 100 avoirdupois pounds (about 45.4 kg).
Zentner
a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds
(Британия, историческое)A unit of measurement containing 112 avoirdupois pounds (eight stone or about 50.8 kg).
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
(историческое)Synonym of quintal, a unit of measurement containing various amounts depending on the objects weighed.
(историческое)Various units of ancient measurement systems consisting of 100 units usually translated as "pounds".
Примеры
предложений: 2The abbreviation for a hundredweight is 'cwt.', standing for its former name of 'centum weight'.
Ten tame goats pull ten hundredweights of sugar to Zurich main station.
deZehn zahme Ziegen ziehen zehn Zentner Zucker zum Züricher Zentralbahnhof. — al_ex_an_der
Переводы
языков: 5По значениям 1
Происхождение
16th century, from hundred + weight.16th century, from hundred + weight.
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Формы
мн. число: hundredweight / hundredweightsСинонимы
синонимов: 10- a British unit of weight equivalent to 112 pounds:cwtlong hundredweight
- a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds:cwtshort hundredweightcentnercentalquintal
- a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms in the metric system:metric hundredweightdoppelzentnercentner
Однокоренные
связанных слов: 1Уроки к слову
уроков: 1- A1Множественное число существительных — Потому что у него неправильное множественное число