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词根词缀:centi-, cent-

【来源及含义】Latin: hundred; a decimal prefix used in the international metric system for measurements

【相关描述】This prefix is used in the metric [decimal] system as, one-hundredth [U.S.] and hundredth [U.K.], and denotes 1/100th of a unit or 10-2 [0.01]. The metric symbol for centi- is c.

【相关词根词缀】 Related "metric" families: yotta; zetta; exa; peta; tera; giga; mega; kilo; hecto; deka; deci; milli; micro; nano; pico; femto; atto; zepto; yocto.

【同源单词】bicentenary, bicentennial, bicentric, bicentricity, cent, cental

词根词缀:-enni-, -ennial, -ennium

【来源及含义】Latin: year, years

【同源单词】aere perennius, amillennialism, annual, biannual, bicentennial, biennia

词根词缀:sesqui-

【来源及含义】Latin: one and a half; normally used as a prefix; from Latin, semis “half” + que “and”

【相关描述】In chemistry, three atoms or equivalents of the [specified] element or radical are combined with two of another, as in iron sesquioxide, Fe 2O3. Also defined as the proportion of two (of one radical or element) to three (of another).

【同源单词】hippopotomonstrosesquipedalian, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianism, hippopotomonstrosesquipedalianist, hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia, hyperpolysyllabicsesquipedalianist, sesquialteral