How do you use Centesimal in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like hundredth or ordinal, plus the exact meaning.
Centesimal in a sentence
Centesimal meaning
- Divided into a hundred parts.
- Describing a hundredth part.
Using Centesimal
- The main meaning on this page is: Divided into a hundred parts. | Describing a hundredth part.
- Useful related words include: common fraction, simple fraction, hundredth, 100th.
- In the example corpus, centesimal often appears in combinations such as: the centesimal.
Context around Centesimal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 0 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Centesimal
- In this selection, "centesimal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, scale stand out and add context to how "centesimal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include centigrade and centesimal in the and created the centesimal or c. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "centesimal" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with centesimal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The centesimal scale was favored by Hahnemann for most of his life. (12 words)
Hahnemann created the "centesimal" or "C scale", diluting a substance by a factor of 100 at each stage. (18 words)
It's also noteworthy that the twelve-volume, 1933 edition of OED did not even have a listing for the word Celsius (but did have listings for both centigrade and centesimal in the context of temperature measurement). (37 words)
It's also noteworthy that the twelve-volume, 1933 edition of OED did not even have a listing for the word Celsius (but did have listings for both centigrade and centesimal in the context of temperature measurement). (37 words)
Hahnemann created the "centesimal" or "C scale", diluting a substance by a factor of 100 at each stage. (18 words)
The centesimal scale was favored by Hahnemann for most of his life. (12 words)
Example sentences (3)
Hahnemann created the "centesimal" or "C scale", diluting a substance by a factor of 100 at each stage.
It's also noteworthy that the twelve-volume, 1933 edition of OED did not even have a listing for the word Celsius (but did have listings for both centigrade and centesimal in the context of temperature measurement).
The centesimal scale was favored by Hahnemann for most of his life.
Common combinations with centesimal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: