Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centipawn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tipawn
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One hundredth of the value of a pawn, especially for calculation purposes in computer chess.

Etymology

From centi- + pawn.

Inflected Forms

centipawns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

millipawn

Questions

What does centipawn mean?: One hundredth of the value of a pawn, especially for calculation purposes in computer chess.
Where does centipawn come from?: From centi- + pawn.

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