centisecond

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centisecond

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From centi- + second, modelled on French centiseconde.

noun centiseconds

  1. An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻² seconds. Symbol: cs Holonyms: decisecond < second < decasecond < minute < hectosecond < kilosecond < hour < day < week < megasecond < fortnight < month < year < gigasecond < century < kiloannum, kiloyear, millennium < terasecond < mega-annum, megayear < petasecond < giga-annum, gigayear < exasecond < zettasecond < yott

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noun unit of time equal to 0.01 seconds

Españolcentisegundo
Portuguêscentisegundo
Françaiscentiseconde
Italianocentisecondo
Русскийсантисеку́нда santisekúnda

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@misc{centisecond_2026,
  title = {centisecond},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centisecond},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}