centner
A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and…A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
Meaning
2 sensesA unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
Doppelzentner, Zentner
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds
A nonstandard metric unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used as an agricultural measure in Eastern Bloc countries (similar to a bushel).
Zentner
a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms in the metric system
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Probably from Low German, cp. German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight. Doublet ofProbably from Low German, cp. German Zentner, comparable to the hundredweight. Doublet of centenary, kantar, and quintal.
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Forms
plural: centnersSynonyms
7 synonyms- a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds:hundredweightcwtshort hundredweightcentalquintal
- a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms in the metric system:hundredweightmetric hundredweightdoppelzentner