centner
- noun
- In some countries, farmers measure their harvest in centners to keep track of the total weight.
Examples
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The truck can carry up to ten centners of goods safely on its journey.
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By C. Martin Centner
Academic text (2007) -
Since nonpoint sources of pollution are diverse and nonspecific, however, control and prevention measures through the application of conservation principles that are ecologically sound should be developed (Centner, 2003).
Academic text (2010) -
The confinement of large numbers of dairy cows, while providing milk collection and transport efficiencies, brings risks of environmental degradation and has fundamentally altered the rural farming landscape that existed a half-century ago (Centner 2004).
Academic text (2006) -
The shipment weighed exactly one centner, which is about 100 kilograms and was delivered to the warehouse.
Synonyms
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9.9
A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds used for crops in the US
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8.1
A weight of 100 kilograms
A unit equal to 100 kilograms
A unit of weight in the United States equal to 100 pounds
An American measure of weight equal to 100 pounds, about 45 kilograms
A unit of weight equal to 100 pounds used in the United States
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Etymology
Centner comes from the root cent- that means 'hundred', as in century and cent. It originally named a 'hundred' of something, so centner became a unit of weight often equal to about a hundred kilos or a hundred pounds in different countries, which is why it means a specific weight today.