A unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms

• In some European countries a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms
• Metric unit of weight
• A United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A unit of weight with different actual definitions in parts of Germany and Scandinavia, typically 100 local pounds.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms [syn: hundredweight , metric hundredweight , doppelzentner ] in some European countries: a unit of weight equivalent to 50 kilograms a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds [syn: hundredweight , ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Centner \Cent"ner\, n. [Cf. G. centner a hundred-weight, fr. L. centenarius of a hundred, fr. centum a hundred.] (Metal. & Assaying) A weight divisible first into a hundred parts, and then into smaller parts. Note: The metallurgists use a weight divided ...