1. relating to or based on division into hundredths
Usage: technical
2. proceeding by hundredths
Usage: technical

1. a hundredth part
Usage: technical

Examples

• The centesimal scale divides each degree into one hundred parts.
• Scientists used a centesimal thermometer for precise measurements.
• The centesimal system is based on powers of one hundred.
• Each centesimal represents one percent of the whole.
• The instrument measured temperature in centesimal degrees.
• Homeopathic dilutions often use centesimal potencies.