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centipawn

centipawn noun: one hundredth of the value of a pawn, especially for calculation purposes in computer chess.

Noun

centipawn (plural centipawns)

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

Forms of centipawn

pluralcentipawns

Origin of centipawn

From centi- + pawn.

Questions about centipawn

What does centipawn mean?
Centipawn means one hundredth of the value of a pawn, especially for calculation purposes in computer chess.
What part of speech is centipawn?
Centipawn is a noun.
What is the plural of centipawn?
The plural of centipawn is centipawns.

Words near centipawn in the dictionary

  1. centinewton
  2. centinewtons
  3. centinode
  4. centinodes
  5. centinormal
  6. centipawn
  7. centipawns
  8. centiped
  9. centipedal
  10. centipede
  11. centipede game

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