centi-

1.
a combining form meaning “hundredth” or “hundred,” used in the formation of compound words:
centiliter; centimeter; centipede.
Also, especially before a vowel, cent-.
Origin
< Latin, combining form of centum
British Dictionary definitions for centi-

centi-

prefix
1.
denoting one hundredth: centimetre, c
2.
(rare) denoting a hundred: centipede
Word Origin
from French, from Latin centum hundred
Word Origin and History for centi-

word-forming element meaning "one hundred" or "one hundredth part," used in English from c.1800, from the French metric system, from Latin centi-, comb. form of centum "one hundred" (see hundred).

centi- in Medicine

centi- pref.

  1. One-hundredth part (10-2): centiliter.

  2. One hundred (102): centigrade.

centi- in Science
centi-  
A prefix meaning "a hundredth," as in centigram, a hundredth of a gram.