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20 words match “HUNDREDTH”

HUNDREDTH a. 3 definitions
Coming last of a hundred successive individuals or units.
BICENTENARY a.
The two hundredth anniversary, or its celebration.
BICENTENNIAL n.
The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration.
CENT n.
A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar, formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.
CENTARE n.
A measure of area, the hundredth part of an are; one square meter, or about 1
CENTENNIAL n.
The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a centenary. [U. S.]
CENTESIMAL a. 2 definitions
Hundredth. -- n.
CENTESM n.
Hundredth.
CENTIGRAM; CENTIGRAMME n.
The hundredth part of a gram; a weight equal to .15432 of a grain. See Gram.
CENTILITER; CENTILITRE n.
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.
CENTIME n.
The hundredth part of a franc; a small French copper coin and money of account.
CENTIMETER; CENTIMETRE n.
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.
CENTISTERE n.
The hundredth part of a stere, equal to .353 cubic feet.
EQUALIZE v.
To be equal to; equal; to match. [Obs.] It could not equalize the hundredth part Of what her eyes have kindled in my heart. Waller. Equalizing bar (Railroad Mach.), a lever connecting two axle boxes, or two springs in a car truck or locomotive, to equalize the pressure on the axles.
LINK n.
The length of one joint of Gunter's chain, being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain being 66 feet in length. Cf. Chain, n., 4.
PFENNIG n.
A small copper coin of Germany. It is the hundredth part of a mark, or about a quarter of a cent in United States currency.
SEVEN-THIRTIES n.
minations of $50 and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a few years they were all redeemed or funded.
TERCENTENARY a.
The three hundredth anniversary of any event; also, a celebration of such an anniversary.
THOUSANDTH a.
g, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth.
TRICENTENARY a.
A period of three centuries, or three hundred years, also, the three-hundredth anniversary of any event; a tercentenary.