ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Centiday

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɛntɪdeɪ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Centiday is a noun meaning One hundredth of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.

Meaning

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.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include deciday, moment, one-hundredth, centillionth, hour, centesm.

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