Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centiday

/ˈsɛntɪdeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cen-ti-day
IPA: /ˈsɛntɪdeɪ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One hundredth of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.

Example Sentences

"ABC's This Day Tonight in Adelaide proudly broke the news on 1 April 1975 that metric time was being introduced to Australia. The new metric time system would see seconds become millidays, minutes become centidays, and hours become decidays."

Etymology

From centi- + day.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: centi

Inflected Forms

centidays (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

deciday

Questions

How do you pronounce centiday?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛntɪdeɪ/.
What does centiday mean?: One hundredth of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
Where does centiday come from?: From centi- + day.

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