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centners

centners is the plural of centner.

Meaning of centner

Noun

centner (plural centners)

  1. A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.
    • In the same year the mining industry of the country produced about 10 lbs. of gold, 2487 lbs. of silver, 43,297 centner copper, 600 centner copper-nickel, 6787 centner lead, 3286 centner brass, 1485 centner nickel-ore, 490,300 centner zinc-ore, 1200 lbs. cobalt-ore, besides quantities of manganese...1875, John Murray, Handbook for travellers in Sweden, page 35
  2. A nonstandard metric unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, commonly used as an agricultural measure in Eastern Bloc countries (similar to a bushel).

Questions about centners

What is centners the plural of?
Centners is the plural of centner.

Words near centners in the dictionary

  1. centistoke
  2. centistokes
  3. centiwatt
  4. centiwatts
  5. centner
  6. centners
  7. cento
  8. Centofanti
  9. Centofantis
  10. centoism
  11. centoist

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