centiday
/ˈsɛntɪdeɪ/
centiday noun: one hundredth of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
Noun
centiday (plural centidays)
- One hundredth of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
- 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.2008, unknown editor, Talking television.au: There's an April fool born every centiday, blog posting on 31st March 2008
Forms of centiday
| plural | centidays |
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Origin of centiday
From centi- + day.
Questions about centiday
- What does centiday mean?
- Centiday means one hundredth of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
- What part of speech is centiday?
- Centiday is a noun.
- How do you pronounce centiday?
- Centiday is pronounced /ˈsɛntɪdeɪ/.
- What is the plural of centiday?
- The plural of centiday is centidays.
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