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A hundredth part. The neglect of a few centesimals. Arbuthnot.

Divided into a hundred parts.

Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred divisions or equal parts. Spesifically: of or pertaining the centigrade thermometer; as, 10° centigrade (or 10° C.). Centigrade thermometer, a thermometer having the zero or 0 at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and the distance between that and…

The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See Gram.

The hundredth part of a liter; a measure of volume or capacity equal to a little more than six tenths (0.6102) of a cubic inch, or one third (0.338) of a fluid ounce.

A work divided into a hundred parts. [R.] Burton.

The hundredth part of a franc; a small French copper coin and money of account.

The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch. See Meter.

The hundredth part of a stere, equal to .353 cubic feet.

A weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts.

situated in or near the center or middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from certain points. Central force (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards or away from a fixed or movable center. -- Center sun (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetic…

The state or condition of being central; the combination of several parts into one whole; centralization.

g, or the state of being centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power in the general government; the centralization of commerce in a city.

The nucleus or central part of the earth, forming most of its mass; -- disting. from lithosphere, hydrosphere, etc.

n animal life as expressed in the physical structure; localization of important organs or parts in or near the head, in animal development. Dana.

Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked; as, vases, urns, etc. Knight.

A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry gum; -- called also meta-arabinic acid.

sover]. Numb. ix. 3 Bring her up the high altar, that she may The sacred ceremonies there partake. Spenser. [The heralds] with awful ceremony And trumpet's sound, throughout the host proclaim A solemn council. Milton.

That part of the baths and gymnasia in which bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves.

up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in order that the party may have more sure and speedy justice, or that errors and irreguarities may be corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial in the inferior court.…